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French Baguette

French Baguettes

A long, thin French bread with a basic lean dough, and crispy crust
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 52 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine French
Servings 8 people
Calories 147 kcal

Equipment

  • water mister - optional
  • perforated bakery tray - optional
  • Bread machine - if using
  • large greased bowl
  • bench scraper - for cutting and scraping the dough
  • dough lame - for scoring the dough before baking

Ingredients
  

For the dough

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 2 ½ cups bread flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt - heaping
  • 1 ½ tsp instant yeast

For the crust

  • 1 egg - whisked
  • 3 tbsp water - for misting the dough

Instructions
 

If using a mixer

  • Use a stand mixer to mix all dough ingredients into a large, greased bowl. Cover with plastic wrap or a dish towel. Let it rise in a warm, damp place until doubled in volume.
    1 cup warm water, 2 1/2 cups bread flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 1/2 tsp instant yeast
    Pizza Dough in a greased bowl

If using a bread machine

  • Add all ingredients to the bread machine. Set the machine to the dough cycle. Allow the cycle to complete. Apx. 1 ½ hours rise time, depending on machine.
    Pizza Dough - finished dough in the bread machine bucket

Rolling out the dough

  • Remove the dough from the bowl or bread machine, and place it onto a large floured surface. Use a bench scraper to cut the dough into two equal portions.
    Pizza Dough - Cut into two portions
  • Use a rolling pin to flatten each portion into an oblong shape.
    Roll out the dough into a disc shape
  • Roll each portion over onto itself several times to form a log shaped loaf. Pinch the ends together, and tuck underneath for rounded edges.
    Roll the dough disc up into a cylinder shape, pinch and tuck the ends
  • Use a bread lame or very sharp knife to make diagonal slices every 2 inches. If using a non-stick bakery tray, carefully transfer the loaves to each section of the tray. If using a baking sheet, spray it with cooking spray and carefully lay the loaves longwise on top.
    Use a dough lame to score the dough every couple of inches
  • Brush with egg wash to completely cover the surface of each loaf. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Allow the dough to stand covered in the egg wash while the oven heats up.
    1 egg
    Generously brush egg was over the entire cylinder of dough
  • Thoroughly mist the bread with water.
    Mist the rolled dough generously with water
  • Add the dough to the hot oven. Bake for 22 minutes, or until golden brown. Mist again after the first 10 minutes of baking.
    3 tbsp water
    Bake until golden brown

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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