Ingredients for Baguette Bread Recipes

Ingredients for Baguette Bread Recipes
My name is Brandon Sarkis on behalf of Expert Village. Today I am going to show you how to make a real french baguette. For our French bread we don't need a whole lot in the way of ingredients. All you need is four cups of flour. I would actually recommend using unbleached flour or if you can get something that is specifically designed for baking or maybe something on the package that says specialized for bread making. That seems to work a little better. I have also got one tablespoon of active dry yeast, pretty easy to find at the grocery store. Make sure you get the active dry stuff and not the powdered stuff. I have one tablespoon of salt. I use sea salt just before it is a little more authentic and I also prefer the flavor of the sea salt. I have got over here two cups of warm water which we will be using to add to the dough later. Right here I have got about an ounce of olive oil, just enough to grease the pan up for later when it actually comes time for a step. That is pretty much all you are going to need. There are four ingredients. The most important thing you are going to need is a big space that you don't mind getting a whole lot of flour on. I prefer a wooden board because wood soaks up the moisture and will not hold the moisture up against the bread when you are working with it. The other thing you are going to need is a whole lot of time because this bread has to rest twice, once for three hours and once for an hour so this is something you are going to start just before dinner you need really a good five hours from start to finish to get this made. With that, let's show you what equipment you are going to need and we will be on our way.