Ingredients

• 400 g / 16 oz - whole-wheat flour
• 200 g / 8 oz - rye flour
• 1 tsp - salt
• 2 tsp - dried yeast
• 525 ml - warm water

How to Make French Baguettes

• Sift the flour and salt in a large bowl.
• Add yeast and warm water to it mix it well.
• Gradually add half of the flour mixture to the water to make a batter.
• Cover it with a cling film and leave it in a warm place to allow it to swell thrice its size and then let it collapse.
• Then add the remaining flour and beat with your hand to make a smooth dough.
• Place the dough in a clean oiled bowl and cover it with a cling film.
• Keep it in a warm place and allow it to swell for an hour.
• Divide the dough into 3 equal balls and stretch it into a length of 15 cm.
• Shape each piece into an oblong.
• Pleat a floured dish towel on a baking sheet to make 3 moulds to hold the dough.
• Place the loaves between the pleats to help hold their shape while it swells.
• Cover it with a lightly oiled cling film and leave it in a warm place to swell for about an hour.
• Meanwhile preheat the oven to 230 degree Celsius.
• Boil water in the kettle and pour it in a ceramic bowl.
• Place it in the bottom of the oven to generate steam inside the oven.
• Take the raised dough, roll it gently into a baking tray, slash it with a knife diagonally several times.
• Bake it in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place it in a wire rack to cool.
• Serve the bread with soup or use it for sandwich.
• Recipe Courtesy: Taste of Pearl City