Classic French Baguettes Recipe
Need an escape during the pandemic but can't catch a flight to France? Bring a piece of France to you and make this Classic French Baguettes Recipe at home!
Prep Time16 hours hrs
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Course: Bread, Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: French
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 572kcal
Poolish
- 1 cup Bread Flour
- ¼ tsp Instant Yeast
- ½ cup water
Baguette Dough
- 3 cups Bread Flour
- 1 ¼ tsp Instant Yeast
- 1 cup + 1 tbsp water
- 2 tsps salt
- All of the poolish
Begin by making the poolish. Combine bread flour, instant yeast, and cool water in a medium sized bowl. Mix together to form a small dough and cover with plastic wrap or a towel. Allow to sit at room temperature for 10-12 hours. Poolish should be bubbly when ready.
Make the dough. Add poolish, flour, yeast, water, and salt to a large bowl and combine using your hands or a danish dough whisk until a dough forms. Cover and allow to sit for 30 minutes. Then begin to stretch and fold the dough. Repeat this every 30 minutes for 2 hours, totaling 4 stretch and folds.
Cut dough into 3 equal size pieces and roll into a ball. Then grab one piece and shape into a log/baguette, about 12-14 inches long. Spray a baguette pan and place on pan OR a piece of parchment paper. Cover with a well oiled piece of plastic wrap. Let dough sit for 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 450 °F. Place an oven safe pan on the lower rack of the oven and fill with 1 cup of water. Let oven preheat with pan filled with water for 30 minutes.
Use a bread lame to cut three deep slits into each baguette. Bake in the oven for 25-35 minutes, until golden brown. Allow baguettes to cool completely prior to cutting.
Calories: 572kcal | Carbohydrates: 130g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 1560mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.1mg