Baguette Bread Recipe
Why not give this Baguette Bread Recipe a try the next time you are planning to make homemade bread. With this classic recipe and step-by-step instructions, you can easily make this too!
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 933kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour a little extra for dusting
- 1 tablespoon instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 Cups warm water
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, yeast, sugar and salt. Whisk to combine. Make a well in the center of the flour.
- Pour 1/2 cup/120 ml of the warm water into the well. Start pulling flour from the sides into the center. Continue until you have a shaggy dry dough.
- Gradually start pouring in the remaining 1 cup/240 ml of warm water. Stir as you pour until you have a soft dough like consistency that isn't too sticky.
- Place the dough ball onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead the dough. Punch it down and fold it over onto itself and continue kneading for about 3 minutes until the dough is soft and elastic. Place back in the bowl and cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise until doubled in size, about one hour.
- When the dough has doubled in size, punch it down with a fist. Remove it from the bowl and divide it into two equal portions. Form each portion into a ball.
- Take one ball and place it on a lightly floured surface and start stretching it out length ways and start folding it over itself and stretching as you fold. (see post for step by step photos). Continue this process until you have a long narrow piece of dough that's about 40 cm/16 inches x 5 cm/2 inches. (Approximately, it doesn't need to exact.
- Place the long piece of dough on a greased baking tray. Shape it the best you can like the shape of a baguette. Repeat for the other dough ball. With a sharp serrated knife, make a few slits in each baguette bread loaf. Cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rise, about one hour.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees f/200 degrees c. Place the baguettes in the lower two thirds of the oven and spray water in the oven to create a mist. Allow to bake between 15 - 18 minutes until you have a golden crisp crust and the bottom of the bread makes a hollow sound when tapped.
- Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. These can be served straight away or put into zip lock bags and frozen for up to one month.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Notes
- I recommend you taking the time to check out the step-by-step photos on how to shape the bread as well as tips along the way.
Nutrition Facts
Baguette Bread Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 Loaf)
Calories 933
Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 2331mg101%
Potassium 268mg8%
Carbohydrates 197g66%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 26g52%
Calcium 39mg4%
Iron 12mg67%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.