French Baguettes
2016-04-16 23:38:36
Super easy bread
Prep Time
1 hr 30 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
1 hr 45 min
Proofing yeast
- 1/2 C warm water
- 2 envelopes dry yeast (1 1/2 tbps)
- 2 tbsp honey
Bread
- 1 C warm water
- 3 1/2 to 4 C AP flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 egg, beaten
- Vegetable oil for greasing bowl
Instructions
- 1. Mix 1/2 C warm water with the yeast and honey. Wait for about 5 minutes for the yeast to eat the honey, until its bubbly.
- 2. Mix the flour and salt together.
- 3. Pour the yeast mixture into the dry, and mix
- 4. Gradually add the 1 C warm water to the flour mix, only until the dough is slightly damp and holds its shape. You might not need to use the whole cup.
- 5. Knead the dough for 2-5 minutes--You can tell when it's about ready if the dough springs back if you push on it lightly with your thumb.
- 6. Lightly grease a bowl with vegetable oil. Let the dough sit in the bowl for an hour or so in a warm place, covered with a damp towel until it's about doubled in size
- 7. Shape the dough into 2 baguette sized pieces, let sit for another 30 minutes or so
- 8. Stick it in the oven for 15 minutes, at 450C. You can choose to use an egg wash to make the crust a bit more crunchy and shiny.
- 9. Yummy bread! 😀
Adapted from Kelsey Nixon
Adapted from Kelsey Nixon
sophie's blog http://blog.justsophie.com/
I love bread. But I love freshly baked bread and strawberry jam even more. Here’s a recipe I found for really incredibly easy french baguettes that ends up being pretty delicious. I was a bit nervous when I made these at first since I didn’t have a bread maker nor bread flour, but it turned out pretty well even when I worked the dough by hand. Bread that you eat after a bit of hard work tastes leagues better than bread anywhere else!
-Sophie