Homemade baguette! Well, I didn't really get my shaped like a baguette, lol, but it was still super yummy! Crispy outside and super soft inside! Made 2 loaves for less than $2! Recipe below!
Ingredients:- 1 1/2 cups warm water (not hot, just a nice warm environment for yeast)
- 2 packages active dry yeast (about 4 1/2 tsp.)
- 2 tsp. granulated sugar
- 3 1/4 cup flour (all-purpose provides fluffiest results, and a bigger rise, but you can use any ratio of all-purpose and whole wheat flours, I've even used entirely whole wheat flour and it was still good-just smaller).
- 2 tsp. salt
- Optional: 1 tbsp. butter, melted, to brush on bread.
- Mix warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let it sit 5 minutes until foamy. (If it does not become foamy your yeast is dead and your bread will not work).
- In a large bowl mix flour and salt.
- Gradually add the yeast mixture to the flour, and stop when it forms a ball. (This would be easier with a stand mixer dough hook.)
- Knead for 5 minutes, using additional flour if needed.
- Cut the dough in half and shape into 2 baguettes: to make them pretty, " ...roll each half of dough into a rectangle and roll up lengthwise. Pinch the edges to seal and place on lightly greased cookie sheet (or silpat) with seam down."
- Loosely cover and allow to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes (if using whole wheat flour you may want to give it 1 hour).
- Once risen, use a sharp knife to make a slash down the middle of each baguette.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Fill a 2nd cookie sheet with water and place it on the bottom rack of the oven.
- Once preheated, place the cookie sheet with the baguettes on the middle rack and bake 7 minutes.
- Brush the partially baked bread with butter, if desired. (I made a melted garlic/italian seasoning butter and drizzled it over it)
- Bake an additional 8 minutes, or until golden brown.
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