Organic French Baguettes With Instant Yeast
This simple from scratch French Baguette recipe uses only a few organic ingredients, and it's easy to make at home! These Organic French Baguettes with Instant Yeast allow you to make fresh bread without starter!
Equipment
- Digital Food Scale
- Mixing Bowl
- Half Sheet Pan
- Parchment Paper Sheets
Ingredients
- 20 grams instant yeast
- ¼ cup warm water
- 510 grams all purpose flour (plus extra for rolling)
- 2 teaspoons fine sea salt
- 1 ¼ cups cold water
Instructions
- To make the dough: In a large bowl, add the yeast and warm water and stir to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes or until bubbly.
- Add the flour, sea salt, and cold water and mix the dough with your hands just until it’s mixed. It should feel wet and look shaggy. Cover with plastic wrap, and let it sit for 12 hours. (I usually make this dough at night, then plan to roll it out the following morning).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- To roll out the dough: Lightly flour around the sides of the bowl and pull the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. You can add a bit of flour on top of the dough too. Divide the dough into three equal portions.
- Create a ball with a smooth top by pulling and tucking the dough under itself. Turn it seam side up, then fold two of the sides into the middle and pinch the seam shut, it will be a rectangle shape at this stage.
- Flip it so it is seam side down. And gently, with the palms of your hands, roll the dough out until it is about 14-inches in length. Transfer it to the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the other two pieces of dough.
- Cover the baking sheet with a kitchen towel, and let it sit for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 550°F.
- Score each baguette by taking a razor blade (or sharp knife) and cutting slits on a diagonal, you should have about 5 to 6 scores on each baguette.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
Tips
- Getting the perfect crust on a baguette has to do with oven temperature and steam. Professional bakeries (most of them) have bread ovens which can get up to 1000°F or higher! That’s double the heat that a home oven even has the capability to do! So, when you are baking baguettes at home, you need to use the hottest setting your oven has. For most, that is 550°F.
- You can create steam in your oven by doing two things. You can place a bowl with water on the bottom rack of the oven while your oven preheats. This will help create steam within the oven.
- You can also get a spray bottle and fill it with water. When your baguettes hit the oven, spray them and the oven with the spray bottle before closing it. This helps create the perfect crust!
- High Altitude — Bake at 550°F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 640kcalCarbohydrates: 132gProtein: 20gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0.3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.4gSodium: 1562mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 6gSugar: 0.5gVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 8mg
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