Ingredients

• 150 g - whole wheat flour
• 150 g - unbleached bread flour
• 6- 10 hours old French baguette dough - 115 g
• 275 ml - warm water
• 1 tsp - salt
• 2 tsp - olive oil
• 2 tsp - dried yeast

How to Make French Baked Bread

• Crumble the old dough in a large bowl, add the remaining ingredients along with water to make it smooth.
• Knead the dough for 5 to 10 minutes to make elastic.
• Place the dough in a clean and oiled bowl, cover with a cling film.
• Allow it to rise in a warm place for an hour.
• Take the dough, punch the air back, cover the bowl and allow it to rise again for an hour.
• Take the dough, punch out air from it.
• Divide the dough into two equal balls.
• Stretch each ball in to a baguette shape, place it in a floured and pleated towel.
• Cover the dough loosely and allow it to rise for 30 minutes, until it gets puffed up.
• Preheat the oven to 230 degree Celsius.
• Take the dough, cut diagonally half way through the dough alternatively on both sides.
• Place a dish with boiling water in the bottom of the oven.
• Bake the breads in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until it looks crusty and brown at the top.
• Serve the bread warm with soup and salad.
• Recipe Courtesy: Taste of Pearl City