Crusty French Baguette Recipe
These natural preservative-free authentic crusty french baguettes are made with a preferment also referred “old dough”, “Pre-dough”, or “Biga”. This easy baguette recipe is all-natural without any preservatives or chemical improvers, healthy and good for your gut.
Ingredients
- Preferment “Old Dough”
- 300 g all pupose flour
- 200 g of water
- 5 g yeast
- Mix the ingredients well and let rise for 2 hours.
- CRUSTY BAGUETTE DOUGH
- 700 g all purpose flour
- 470 g water cold
- 5 g yeast
- 10 g of bean flour
- 20 g of salt
- 2 teaspoons of honey
Instructions
- Preferment – Prepare the preferment 2 hours before adding to the dough.
- Combine all the preferment ingredients into a mixing bowl with a hook attachment and mix on slow for 3 minutes, then increase the speed and mix for 4 minutes.
- Remove preferment dough and place into a bin or bowl and cover. Allow to ferement for 2 hours at room temperature.
- Crust French Baguette Dough – Add the floour, water, yeasy, bean flour, and honey into a mixing bowl and mix for 4 minutes on low speed.
- Add the salt and the preferment and continue to mix the dough until it’s developed about 5 minutes. Baguette dough should be smooth and elastic.
- Transfer dough into a floured or oiled dough bin or bowl and cover. Bulk ferment the dough for 90 minutes folding it once after 45 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal parts (280 grams) and slight shape into an oval.
- Cover the dough pieces for 20 minutes.
- Shape each peices into a baguette, about 18 inches in length and place into a floured couhe. If you don’t have a couche, place onto a floured board. Cover and allow to proof for 45-60 minutes.
- Preheat the heat to 240°C (465°F) about 20 minutes prior to baguettes being fully proofed.
- Once baguettes are proofed, transfer onto a perforated tray or sheet and score the bagettes dough diaganally (baguette style).
- Place into oven and bake with steam if possible. If you don’t have steam, place a tray at the bottom of your oven with water. or ice cubes. Bake for 21-23 minutes or until golden brown.
- Enjoy!
