Baguette bread

mhhadejia
mhhadejia @mhhadejia1975
Kaduna State, Nigeria

#bakeabread.A baguette is a long,thin french bread that is distinguished by it's length and crisp crust.It can be eaten with soups,butter or stuffed with any stuffing of choice.

Baguette bread

#bakeabread.A baguette is a long,thin french bread that is distinguished by it's length and crisp crust.It can be eaten with soups,butter or stuffed with any stuffing of choice.

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Ingredients

10 to 15 mins
  1. 2 cupsflour
  2. 1 cupwater
  3. 1/4 tspyeast
  4. 1 tspsalt
  5. 2 tspsugar

Cooking Instructions

10 to 15 mins
  1. 1

    In a large bowl add in the water,yeast,sugar and salt.stir then add the flour and mix with a wooden spoon till you get a dough.cover with kling film and keep aside for 1hr.After an hr stretch and fold the dough bringing it to the middle several times then cover and keep aside for 2hrs,repeat the stretch and fold method again and cover the dough,keep at room temperature for at least 10 to 20hrs to proof.

  2. 2

    After 20hrs,deflate the dough,then sprinkle flour on your work surface and divide the dough into 2.Work with one dough first.Dust your fingers wirh flour then press the dough in the middle and fold pressing the edges and tucking the two ends and tucking the middle.place the dough seem side down and roll on the work surface.Repeat the same process with the other dough.

  3. 3

    If dough is too stretchy to shape,place them seem side down cover with kling film and allow to rest for 20mins.Then shape again folding the middle and tucking the sides.Make them long enough to fit your oven tray.line your baking tray with parchment paper dust it and carefully place the dough on it folding the parchment in the middle to prevent them from sticking.

  4. 4

    Pull the parchment paper on the sides and secure with rolling pin to allow them to rise without loosing shape.Oil a piece of kling film and cover and allow to rise for 1 hr or until double in size.

  5. 5

    Preheat your oven to 250c and place boiling water inside the oven at the bottom rack.Before putting the breads in the oven,remove the rolling pins and straighten the parchment paper then brush them with water and make long slits on them using a new razor blade.

  6. 6

    Place in the oven and bake for 15 to 20mins or until golden brown.using a spray bottle spray inside the oven every 5mins. After 10mins brush water on bread and transfer on to the oven wire rack,spray inside the oven and place them back.,remove after 2mins. Enjoy!

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Kaduna State, Nigeria

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Mrs K
Mrs K @umskitchen0
Zan barshi yayi rising for 20hrs?

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