Baking a Baguette Yourself – That’s How It Works

You need this for your home-baked baguette

Our quantities are enough for a baguette. If you would like to bake several loaves of bread at the same time, simply extrapolate the corresponding quantity.

• Weigh 250g wheat flour type 550.
• You will also need 125ml of lukewarm water. Alternatively, you can also use lukewarm milk.
• You also need 15g of fresh yeast and half a teaspoon of salt.

Make your own baguette – it’s that easy

Once you have weighed and measured all the ingredients, you can quickly prepare the dough.

• First, dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk.
• Mix the flour and salt in a bowl and add the yeast milk.
• Using the dough hook on your mixer, mix the ingredients together to form a smooth dough. The dough shouldn’t be too wet, so it shouldn’t stick to the bowl. If necessary, add a little more flour.
• Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes.
• Shape the dough into a baguette and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Tip: Fold the parchment paper to create a hollow. Then the bread stays in its typical shape while baking.
• Now the dough should rest for another 10 minutes before you cut it diagonally a few times with a sharp knife.
• Bake the baguette in a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes.
• Tip: Put a fireproof bowl with a little water in the oven to give the baguette a nice crust and keep it soft on the inside.