French Baguette
Explore the art of making the perfect baguette at home with our simple overnight recipe. Enjoy fresh crusty bread today.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 3½ cups Bread flour
- 2¼ tsp Instant yeast
- 1½ tsp Sea salt
- 1¾ cups Water
Instructions
- In a large stand mixer, combine bread flour, yeast, salt, and water.
- Using the dough hook, knead the dough for 10 minutes.
- Cover the bowl and allow to rise for 1½-2 hours.
- Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces.
- Stretch and roll the dough on a large work surface until it is 16 inches long.
- Place the dough onto a parchment paper lined sheet pan.
- Cover the sheet pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 450℉.
- Remove the dough from the refrigerator while the oven is preheating.
- After the dough has been at room temperature for 40 minutes, score the top of each loaf 4 times.
- Bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes.
- Remove the baguettes from the oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 185kcal
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