Baking Baguettes For Beginners

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Deliciously simple yet crusty and crackly, homemade French Baguettes. Follow this recipe for easy French Baguettes even first time bakers can make and with only a couple hours.

- Traditional yeast - Honey - Warm water - Fleur de sel - Bread flour - Olive oil

Ingredients

STEP 1

Proof the yeast with the honey and warm water. Give it a little stir and then let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes.

STEP 2

Once proofed, add salt and slowly add the flour and olive oil until a shaggy dough is formed.

STEP 3

Form a round ball in the bowl but be careful not to work the dough too much.  Dust the top of your dough ball with little bit of flour then cover with a towel.

STEP 4

Let the dough rise until it doubles in size (about an hour) then split dough in 2 and roll out your baguettes.

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