Ingredients:
Flour/ Maida-3 1/2 cups
Instant Yeast-1 1/2tsp
Warm Water- 1 1/2cups + a little bit extra, so that the dough is sticky
Salt-1 1/2tsp
Sugar-1 tbs
Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and prepare a sticky dough with warm water.
2. Knead it for 10 minutes to make it elastic. If the dough is very sticky , sprinkle a little flour and knead.
3. Cover with a wet towel and let it rise for 1 hour.
4. Knead it again and let it rise double the size.
5. The dough should rise 3 times to get the required texture.
6. After kneading for the third time, shape the dough into a rectangle.
7. Fold it thrice and pinch the edges. While folding trap air so that while baking the bread bursts open.
8. Roll the dough into a log with seam side down.
9. Place it in the baking tray and let it rise to double the size.
10. With a sharp knife make 4/5 slits each 1/2 inches deep running along the length of bread.
11. Apply a layer of water/ spray with water.
12. Preheat oven to 200C. Switch on oven 30minutes before baking.
13. In the lower shelf keep a flat plate with water because the bread needs steam to keep the crust softer.
14. Bake the baguette till golden brown.
15. Cool on wire rack.
16. Consume while still warm.
Gayathri, you are just awesome!!!
awesome! i had bookmarked this too from the site–ur post gives me the courage to go ahead n try !
Perfect bake, loves it color…
Love baguette sandwiches.Home made fresh ones are so yummy and its awesome there is no oil or butter.
Beautiful Baguette. Nice one.
beautiful and perfectbaqutte
Wow baguette looks simply fabulous..
yummy n delicious baguette..must try..
baguette looks beautiful…
Looks perfect!
superb.
nice!
Looks very delicious!
Wonderful! Looks so yummy!
so these are the baguettes used in those vitnamese sandwiches? i can’t find a nutritional info breakdown anywhere of the bread. care to offer one? thanks.
Your recipes r superb.i am from Singapore living in Ahmedababad n I miss our Singapore bread called roti perancis.it is actually a French bread with lovely crispy crust. If I want this bread to have crispy outer crust then what should I do? I would appreciate your reply.thanks in advance
Baking with steam will create a nice crust in breads Jagruti. While preheating the oven, place a tray in the lower shelf. Once you place the shaped bread inside oven, pour two cups of boiling water in the lower tray and close the oven. The steam created by this will help you with a nice crust. Hope I am clear..