Make It Don’t Buy It: Homemade Baguettes

• porcje: Makes 3 baguettes. Crisp
• całkowity czas: 14 hours 27 minutes

Składniki

Never buying baguettes from the store again. Period.

Bakery baguettes: $3-5 each

Homemade: $0.20 each (for the same quality)

Four ingredients. Bakery-quality crust. Soft, chewy center.

I learned to make these while living in Barcelona, where fresh baguettes were part of daily life. This recipe brings that same crispy-crust, soft-inside perfection to your kitchen.

Here’s how:

550g bread flour

2 tsp fine sea salt

385ml water (warm)

2 tsp active dry yeast

Hydrate yeast in 85ml warm water for 5 minutes.

Wskazówki

Mix flour and salt. Add yeast water + remaining 300ml water. Stir into sticky dough. Rest 20 minutes.

Stretch and fold: Wet fingers, pull edges of dough up and fold into center. Rest 20 minutes. Repeat twice more.

Rise 1½ hours (or refrigerate up to 12 hours).

Divide into 3 pieces. Shape each into a 6×3” rectangle. Fold like a brochure, seal, roll into 15” baguette.

Place on parchment-lined baguette pan. Rise 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 475°F with pot of hot water on bottom rack (creates steam).

Score down center with sharp knife. Bake 15-20 minutes until golden.

You don’t need a fancy bakery when you can make better at home for pennies.

Not worth the dishes? We’re not making it.

Not worth the grocery bill? We’re not buying it.

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