How to Make Baguette Bread

Ingredients

• 1 kg mixed whole-wheat and white flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• water as needed for the dough

Method

1. Start by mixing the white and whole-wheat flours together, then add the salt.
2. Gradually add the remaining ingredients — dry ingredients first, then the liquids.
3. Knead well until the dough comes together and is uniform.
4. Knead the dough well for about 7 minutes by hand (less time if using a stand mixer) to ensure the ingredients are fully combined.
   Timers: 7 min
5. Cover the dough and let it rest for at least 7 hours.
   Timers: 420 min
6. After that time, knead the dough again, work it well, then cover and refrigerate for at least 12 hours.
   Timers: 720 min
7. After the second, gentle proofing, turn the dough out onto a clean flat surface and stretch and fold it, then knead and shape it again.
8. Finally, shape the dough into baguette loaves.
9. Place the dough rolls or baguette loaves (or any desired shape) on the baking tray.
10. It is important to bake baguettes using steam (bain-marie): place a tray with hot or boiling water in the oven so steam rises, and place the baguette tray on a rack above it.
11. The oven should be preheated. Bake the baguettes at 180°C for about 25 minutes.
    Timers: 25 min
12. Baguette recipe and method from
13. Rana Sbeiti
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