It was chocolate bread last week. This week, I went for French baguettes. I was a little nervous, but they turned out beautifully! I must brag -- Steve seemed thoroughly impressed :). The recipe is very simple, only four ingredients were needed. Try it for yourself!
Baguettes
4 cups flour
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1-2 teaspoons salt
2 cups warm water
Oil for bowl
Mix together flour and salt. In another bowl, combine yeast and warm water. Then add half the flour/salt mixture to the yeast mixture. Mix by hand until it forms a sort of wet dough. Cover and let rise for 3 hours at room temperature. It should triple in size.
Incorporate the rest of the flour/salt mixture by hand. Knead for 10 minutes. Lightly oil a bowl. Place dough in bowl, cover and let rise for one hour. It should double in size. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Knead dough again. Cut dough into 3 parts. Shape each into a long baguette. Place on baking sheet. Let sit for at least 20 minutes. Place bowl of water in oven. Bake baguettes for 25 minutes (maybe less!). Remove bowl of water after 15 minutes.
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