Wheat baguette
Description
Baking is simple and quick. Want to bake a delicious French bread at home? I assure you, it’s within every housewife’s ability, even without any bread‑making experience. If you want, then follow the recommendations given in the recipe and enjoy the crunch of a French roll. Good luck and new culinary impressions. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Mix the flour, salt, and dry yeast.
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Step 3
Make a well in the flour and pour water at 27 °C into it.
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Step 4
Knead the dough. It's best to do this with a plastic dough scraper, using circular motions. Rinse the bowl for proofing the dough, coat the surface with a small amount of vegetable oil so that nothing hinders the dough as it rises. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place it in a warm spot for 40 minutes.
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Step 5
After 40 minutes, perform a dough kneading using the “stretch and fold” method, i.e., take the dough, stretch it outward, fold it over, and stretch it again. After another 40 minutes, do another such stretch-and-fold and place it back in a warm spot for 20–25 minutes.
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Step 6
Prepare a baking sheet, line it with parchment paper or a silicone mat, and lightly dust it with flour.
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Step 7
Divide the dough into 2 parts, flatten into a sheet, roll the ends toward the center, cover with plastic wrap for 10 minutes.
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Step 8
Form the baguette, rolling it gradually, pinching each new turn.
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Step 9
You can do this by a “strike” with the edge of the palm.
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Step 10
Pinch the final turn well, stretch the baguette along the length of the baking sheet. Place them on the “seam” spaced apart from each other.
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Step 11
Lift the parchment paper between the baguettes, forming a sort of rim, and place a rolled‑up napkin on the sides.
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Step 12
Cover the baguettes with a damp cloth and let them proof for another 40 minutes.
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Step 13
Place a container with water on the lower rack of the oven and preheat the oven.
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Step 14
With a sharp knife make cuts on the baguettes. Bake in the oven at 250 °C without convection and for another 15 minutes with convection.
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Step 15
Cool the finished baguettes on a rack.
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Step 16
It's very hard to resist breaking off a piece of crunchy baguette, but we'll honestly endure the required time and enjoy the delicious French bread!