Saturday, April 29, 2023

Basic French Baguettes 2023



Ingredients
500g strong bread flour
10g instant yeast
350g distilled water
20g sea salt

Directions
  • in a mixing bowl, add water, flour and yeast and mix using dough hook > slow speed 4min then fast speed 4min
  • add salt after 4min
  • dough will be sticky
  • transfer to working surface and using a scraper lightly tuck and round the dough till top is no longer sticky
  • lightly dust the top with flour and transfer to bowl (smooth side up)
  • rest it for about 1hr (max 2hr) then leave it in the fridge overnight
  • next day dough will be bubbly
  • flour woking surface and top of dough
  • release the edge of dough with scraper and turn bowl upside down to transfer dough on working surface
  • using a sharp scraper gently cut the dough (about 145-150g each) ~ will yield 6 baguettes
  • shape baguette > create a spine in the middle, roll rop over to the spine, roll bottom to the spine... put the edges together and pinch together
  • roll the edge of roll to sharpen the edge of baguette
  • place into baguette tray with seam side down
  • proof for 45min and score
  • spray tray generously before baking
  • bake at 220°C without fan at 3rd bottom level ~ add tray with ice to create steam
  • remove ice tray at 5min and spray water on dough (may want to rotate tray for even baking)
  • total 25-30min baking time till desired dark golden brown is achieved 
  • I left it for 5min the oven with temp off before transferring to cooling rack

Foodnote: Impressed with the youtube video and decided to try it out. I tested with 50% portion so each dough is approx 145g. It seems easy. The only thing is need to use the mixer but that is ok. My scoring still need improving hhmmm. I think I can bake a little bit longer as the color looks a bit pale. Will try again soon.

To freeze: Bake for 5-8min and remove from oven. After bread is completely cool, shrink wrapped and put in ziplock. 

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