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Freshly Baked French Baguettes

Table of Contents

  • 1. Get the ingredients together
  • 2. Prepare the baguette dough
  • 3. Form the baguettes
  • 4. Prepare the baguettes for baking
  • 5. Bake the baguettes
  • 6. Nutritional values
  • 7. Printable recipe

Let’s start with a question. Who doesn’t like the smell of freshly baked bread? Especially in the morning when you are very hungry?… It’s gone very quiet out there. Ah, I see, you all love the smell of freshly baked bread. Well, what about these fantastic freshly baked French baguettes!! Don’t they look wonderful…

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Freshly baked French baguettes

Yep, French baguettes freshly baked at home. Ok, you’ve got to get up a little early if you want them first thing but, oh man, it’s worth it. That wonderful aroma of bread baking alone is worth stealing a couple of hours of slumber. Let alone the warm taste of that crusty bread, possibly with some super toasted sesame seeds on top. Yum!

Now, before I show you how to make these beautiful baguettes a little about why they are better for you than normal white bread. We all know that wholemeal or granary bread is better for our health than white bread, primarily due to, amongst other things, a far higher fibre content. However, why else is white bread criticised?



The thing is, over 90% of the bread you find in your local store is high in fat. And not always the good sort. A lot of butter or processed fats are used to preserve bread. In simple terms, the longer the bread will last before going stale, the more fat will be in there. That’s why your average white sliced loaf or packet of white baps will still seem fresh 4 days after you bought them. Very convenient but not great for your health.

These freshly baked French baguettes, however, are fat-free and have zero cholesterol. The downside is that they will only stay fresh for 1 day at best. But hey, when they smell as good as they do when baking, and look as good as those above, who cares? They’ll be eaten in no time anyway!!

Right, let’s make them…



1. Get the ingredients together

If you ignore the optional sesame seeds, and the little touch of olive oil for kneading, there are only 4 ingredients for this freshly baked French baguettes. And, remember, no fat.

All you need is some strong white flour, salt, yeast and water. Simple as that.

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Only 4 main ingredients

The measurements to make two reasonably sized baguettes are shown in the printable recipe below. Just scale up or down depending on how many you want to make.



2. Prepare the baguette dough

To prepare the baguette dough simple take the flour, salt and yeast and place this in your mixer. Try and keep the salt and yeast separate for now as pure salt can kill some of the yeast if not mixed with water.

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Add the dry ingredients to the mixer

You can see here that I have used a food processor with a dough attachment. This is primarily because I was only making a small batch. Plus, I don’t have one of those fancy big kitchen aids with a dough hook ????.

Either way, once the dry goods are in the mixer start mixing at a slow speed and slowly add the water. Once the water is added and the dough has formed increase the speed slightly and mix for around 8 minutes. Once mixed, remove the baguette dough from the mixer and form a ball with it. Then place it in a large, lightly oiled bowl or container.

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Place the dough in a greased bowl

With the baguette dough ball in the bowl just cover it with a clean tea towel and leave for 45-60 minutes to rest. It is ready when it has doubled in size and springs back when lightly prodded with your finger.

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Prove to double the size



3. Form the baguettes

With the baguette dough rested and doubled in size gently remove it from the bowl and place it on a lightly oiled work surface. Now, split the ball into 2 equal halves and roll into balls again. Be gentle with this process. You want to keep some of the air still in the baguette dough.

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Roll into balls

Roll these ball into short sausage shapes and then into longer baguette rolls. Remember, you’re home oven unlikely to be as large as industrial baking ovens so only make the baguettes as long as you oven baking tray.

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Roll into small sausage shapes

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Sesame seeds if you like

You can add sesame or poppy seeds if you like them. I personally love the taste of roasted sesame seeds so added these to one of the baguettes.



4. Prepare the baguettes for baking

With the baguettes formed you can now prepare them for baking. First, put your oven on to heat up at 220C / 200C Fan and place an empty baking tray in the bottom of the oven to heat up. You will ultimately add hot water to this to create steam on the oven. This help make the baguettes crusty.

Now, place the baguettes on a baking paper lined baking tray.

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Lay on a baking paper

Now cover this tightly with clingfilm. Leave for another 45-60 minutes until the baguettes have doubled in size.

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Cover with clingfilm

Leave for another 45-60 minutes until the baguettes have doubled in size.

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Prove until double the size

The final thing to do before baking is to score the tops of the baguettes. Do this diagonally with a very sharp knife or razor blade. Be careful not to cut too deep and release a lot of the air.

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Score with a sharp knife



5. Bake the baguettes

Now, add some hot water to the baking tray at the bottom of the oven and then place the baguettes in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden in colour.

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Freshly baked French baguettes

Once baked, transfer to cooling wires and let cool a little.

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Place on a wire rack to cool

And there you are, wake the family up and eat these fantastic freshly baked French baguettes while still warm! Yum!!

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Freshly baked French baguettes

Well, that’s it for now gang. I need to go back to bed after my early start!! ???? Don’t worry though, I’ll be back tomorrow with something new. Not sure what but I’m thinking Italian. A move across Europe a little…

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As always, many thanks for reading and until next time… Steve.

 



6. Nutritional values

 

7. Printable recipe

 

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Print
Freshly Baked French Baguettes
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Resting time
2 hrs
Total Time
45 mins
 

Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com

Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: French
Keyword: baguette, baking, bread, Breakfast
Servings: 2 Baguettes
Ingredients
  • 250 grams strong white flour
  • 5 grams salt
  • 5 grams fast acting yeast
  • 185 ml water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds, optional
Instructions
  1. First, gather all of the ingredients together.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  2. Now, add the dry ingredients to your mixer, being careful not to add the salt and yeast together.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  3. Using your bread making attachment or dough hook, turn the mixer on to a low speed and slowly add the water. Once the dough has formed, mix for 7-8 minutes.

  4. Now, remove the dough from the mixer and form a ball. Place this in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a clean tea towel.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  5. Allow this to rest for 45 - 60 minutes until the dough has doubled in size.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  6. Gently remove the dough from the bowl and place on an oiled surface.  Split the dough into 2 halves and roll each half into a ball. 

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  7. Now roll each ball into short sausage shapes.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  8. And then into longer baguettes just the right size to fit in your baking tray. Add sesame seeds if you like.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  9. Place baking paper on your baking tray and transfer the baguettes to the tray.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  10. Cover the tray with clingfilm. Also, turn your oven on to 220C / 200C Fan and place an empty baking tray in the bottom of the oven.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  11. Again, leave to rest for 45 - 60 minutes, or until the baguettes have doubled in size.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  12. Remove the clingfilm and, using a sharp knife, score diagonally the baguettes. Do no use too much pressure as you do not want the baguettes to deflate.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  13. Now, add hot water to the empty baking tray in the oven to create steam and place the baguettes in the oven. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  14. Once baked, transfer to cooling wires to cool.

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com
  15. And there you have it. Fantastic freshly baked French baguettes. You can now go back to bed! ????

    Nothing's better than the smell of freshly baked bread first thing. Ok, you have to get up early but it's worth it ????. Freshly baked French baguettes. Yum! | theyumyumclub.com



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About Steve Deacon

Hi, I'm Steve, a former member of the dreaded corporate world who's decided to give it all up and do something I wanted to do for a change! My wife, Jen (and yes, I am well and truly punching above my weight) and I live in a sleepy little town in the middle of the UK and our favourite things are...food and wine!!

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  1. Kay Deacon

    January 26, 2019 at 2:27 pm

    They look absolutely delicious, I can almost smell them from here

    Reply
  2. Rodger

    February 12, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    Some really nice stuff on this internet site, I it.

    Reply
  3. Rachelle

    February 14, 2019 at 2:08 pm

    But wanna comment on few general things, The website design is perfect, the content is really wonderful :D.

    Reply
  4. Supriya Kutty

    May 11, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    The perfect presentation of the recipe and very explanatory blog, Baking a good loaf of bread, much less a baguette is a challenge at which I’ve failed more than. It is a science, art and an instinct (I think) that has to be cultivated patiently with hours of practice. I enjoyed reading and hoping for the same when I will actually try this one, thank you so much for sharing

    Reply
    • steven.deacon

      May 11, 2019 at 2:39 pm

      Many thanks for the comment. I really appreciate the time. Yes, please give the baguettes a go and let me know how you get on. Regards, Steve.

      Reply
  5. Angela

    January 11, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    How does the bread smell?
    What is the shape? Does it holds it shapes or is deformed?

    Reply

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