Description
This Small Batch Baguette Bread Recipe is perfect for beginners or for a quick homemade bread fix. With just 1 cup of flour, you can create a delicious baguette that’s crusty on the outside and soft on the inside.
Ingredients
Scale
Dough:
- 120 grams all-purpose flour
- 3 grams diamond crystal kosher salt
- 3 grams instant yeast ((4 grams active dry yeast))
- 96 grams warm water
Instructions
- Mixing: Mix the flour, salt, and yeast together in a mixing bowl. Pour the water into the middle of the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.
- First set of folds: With a damp hand, grab the top edge of the dough and stretch it away from the bowl. Then fold it down over the center of the dough. Rotate the bowl a quarter turn and repeat. Repeat two more times, so you’ve gone all the way around the dough. Cover and rest 30 minutes.
- Second set of folds: Repeat the same folding process as before, going all the way around the bowl. Cover and rest 1 hour.
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 450°F with a covered Dutch oven inside.
- Shaping: Dust the dough, shape it into a baguette, and let it rest.
- Tapering: Roll and shape the dough to form a baguette.
- Final rest: Let the baguette rise for 30 minutes.
- Scoring: Score the baguette, spray with water, and bake.
- Bake: Bake covered, then uncovered, for a crispy crust.
- Cooling: Transfer the baked baguette to a cooling rack.
Notes
- For best results, use a kitchen scale to measure ingredients.
- Handle the dough gently to preserve the air bubbles for a light texture.
- You can customize by adding herbs or seeds to the dough.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: Small Batch Baguette, Bread Recipe, Homemade Baguette
