Classic French Baguette

Name: Classic French Baguette
Prep time: 11 h
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 11 h 40 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 89 gr (3/4 cup) bread flour; 89 gr (6 TBSP + 1 tsp) filtered water, slightly warm (about 90 F, 32 C); 1 gr (1/4 tsp) Red Star Platinum Yeast or Red Star Quick-Rise Yeast; 209 gr (1 3/4 cup) bread flour; 62 gr (2.2 oz, 1/2 cup) all-purpose flour; 163 gr (1/2 cup + 3 TBSP) filtered water, slightly warm (about 90 F, 32 C); 1 gr (1/4 tsp) Red Star Platinum Yeast or Red Star Quick-Rise Yeast; 6 gr (1 1/4 tsp) Morton Kosher salt (use the same amount by weight of other kinds of salt. If using Diamond Kosher, the same amount would be about 2 2 1/2 tsp)

Instructions

Prep:11hCook:40min

This recipe produces authentic artisan French baguettes with a thin, crusty outside and a fluffy, chewy inside. This recipe creates two baguettes about 14" (36 cm) in length.

Updated at: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:12:41 GMT