I’ve been wanting to post the recipe for my french baguette…
Ingredients
- 90 gm plain flour
- 360 gm bread flour
- 1 1/2 tsps salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tsp instant yeast
- 250 ml water
- 10 gm butter
Method
- Mix flours, salt, sugar and yeast till well-blended
- Add water and knead to form a dough
- Add butter and knead to form a smooth, elastic dough
- Leave to rise for 45 minutes
- Divide dough into 3 pieces, mould them into balls and let rise for 10 mins
- Flatten dough and roll into stick shapes about 30 cm long
- Leave to prove for about 30 mins. Brush with water and slash tops with sharp knife 3 – 4 times.
- Bake at 220 degrees celcius for 25 mins.
Voila! Zeez iz vhat you ghet!