Homemade Baguette: Bake Bakery-Style Bread at Home
This homemade baguette recipe offers a delightful way to create bakery-quality bread at home, perfect for sandwiches or simply enjoying with butter.
Ingredients
Instructions
Step-by-Step Instructions
Combine 4 cups of all-purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoons of salt, and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a mixing bowl. Dissolve 2 ¼ teaspoons of active dry yeast in 1 ½ cups of warm water for 5–10 minutes until foamy. Pour the yeast mixture into the flour mixture and stir until a shaggy dough forms. Knead for 8–10 minutes on a floured surface until smooth and elastic.
Shape the kneaded dough into a ball and transfer to a greased bowl, covering and letting it rise in a warm area until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 ½ hours.
Refrigerate the risen dough overnight for 8–12 hours for added flavor. Remove from fridge and let warm at room temperature for 30 minutes before shaping.
Deflate the risen dough on a floured surface, divide into two or three pieces, and shape each into a rectangle, folding into thirds for baguette shape.
Cover shaped baguettes with a damp towel and let rise for 45–60 minutes until puffed.
Preheat the oven to 475°F (245°C) about 30 minutes before baking, placing a pan on the bottom rack for steam.
Score three to four diagonal slashes on baguettes, pour a cup of hot water into the pan below, and bake for 20–25 minutes until golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 baguette
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 30 g
- Protein Content
- 4 g
- Fat Content
- 1 g
- Sodium Content
- 200 mg
- Fiber Content
- 1 g
- Sugar Content
- 1 g
