With the lockdown, we all want to bake our own bread!
The good news is that making your baguette is simple and economical.
In addition, with this magic recipe, you don't even need to knead the dough or a bread machine!
In terms of ingredients, it's just as simple:flour, yeast, salt and water.
The result is stunning, because it is so simple and quick to make.
Here is the ultra easy recipe for the magic wand without kneading :
- 375 g wheat flour T55 or T45
- 5 g dry or fresh baker's yeast
- 1 teaspoon of fine salt
- 30 cl of lukewarm water
- wooden spoon
- large salad bowl
- 1 clean tea towel
Preparation: 5 mins - Cooking: 20 min - For 2 baguettes
1. Put all the ingredients in the salad bowl.
2. With the wooden spoon, mix the ingredients until you get a sticky dough.
3. Preheat the oven to 40° then turn it off.
4. Cover the bowl with the tea towel and put it in the oven off for an hour.
5. Remove the bowl from the oven when the dough has doubled in size.
6. Now divide the dough in half on the work surface.
7. Form the two baguettes with your hands by adding a little flour.
8. Before baking, cut the top of your baguettes with the tip of a knife.
9. Put the baguettes in the oven for 20 min at 240°C, placing a glass of water on the drip pan.
10. Take them out as soon as they are golden brown.
And There you go ! Your homemade baguette is ready to eat :-)
Easy, quick and delicious, right?
It's amazing to be able to make your own bread so easily and quickly.
Know that it is normal not to get a baguette as beautiful as at the bakery.
But if you want, you can use a baguette pan, although it works fine without it.
Indeed, your baguettes don't need to look perfect to be delicious!
This recipe makes 2 regular sized baguettes or so or 4 mini baguettes.
You can also sprinkle your baguettes with a little flour, seeds (pumpkin, poppy, sesame, etc.), herbs or even chopped nuts. Everything is possible!
For the baguette dough to be crispy, the trick is to put a glass of water on the drip pan.
This keeps a humid atmosphere throughout the cooking time...
...but also to make the dough rise better in the oven.
Another trick:to know if the bread is cooked, tap it with a large spoon.
If you hear a hollow sound, it means it's ready to be taken out of the oven.
If you have time, you can make your own sourdough.
It has several advantages:it facilitates digestion, prolongs its shelf life, and gives that good taste of bread that brings you back to childhood.
To do this, mix 50 g of flour with a little spring water in a bowl.
Cover the bowl and then leave to ferment for several days, away from drafts.
You can use this sourdough instead of the dry or fresh yeast proposed in the recipe above in our baguettes. Discover the recipe here.
