French Baguette
- Date:
- Jan. 13, 2025, 4:48 p.m.
- Topics:
- bread french
Ingredients
- 240 g warm water
- 400 g bread flour
- poolish, recipe below
- 2 g yeast
- 10 g diastatic malt powder
- 11 g salt
Instructions
Step 1
- Mix and let set for 20 mins autolyse
- Mix 4 mins total over medium low speed
- Cover 30 mins
- Strength building and rounding
- 2 hr proof
- Divide into 4 225 g pieces
- Pre-shape into rounds
- Cover and rest 20 mins
- De-gas into rectangle, roll up and roll out tube
- Transfer to couche and proof 45 mins
Step 2
- Preheat oven to 550F
- Semolina floor hot pizza stone, transfer 2 baguettes
- Slice with lame
- Cover, return to oven, turn down to 485F
- Bake 10 mins
- Remove cover, bake 8-10 mins
Poolish
Ripen on counter overnight.
Ingredients
- 150 g bread flour
- 150 g room temp water, 74-78F
- small pinch yeast, 15-20 grains