Great baguette
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | packs | Dry yeast; (quick rise) |
| 3 | cups | Whole wheat flour |
| ½ | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | White flour; unbleached |
| ⅓ | cup | Warm water |
| Corn meal | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt; (more or less) |
| 1 | cup | Water |
Directions
Melt the yeast, sugar, ⅓ c. warm water in a bowl and set aside. Mix the flours, salt, in a bowl, add the yeast mix, and then the water. Mix the dough until smooth, about 5 mins. Let rise covered with a damp cloth for one hour. Punch down, and divide into two or four loaves, then slice tops about 2 inch across, ¼ inch deep. Place in cold oven set to 350 for one hour. For crustier bread, place a pan of water on the bottom of the stove for 1st 30 minutes, then remove. Also, you can brush the loaves with a mixture of egg-white and ½ c. water after 50 mins.
From: Bread-Bakers Archives: ftp.best.com/pub/reggie/archives/bread/recipe Recipe By : (Pete Brauer)