Rachel Ward's video: Easy Baguette Recipe

A simple baguette style recipe for a rainy day. Please feel free to adapt this recipe, share it and experiment with it, but ultimitly have fun and enjoy the process and the bake. Recipe: 500g all purpose flour 380g water 1 tsp salt 1 tsp yeast Method: 1) combine all the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl 2) add the water 3) fold for 40 seconds the dough together, from bottom to top, then cover with a towel and leave to rest for 20 minutes 4) repeat this process for 6 rounds of folding and resting 5) after the 6th kneading, divide the dough into 4 equal parts, roll these 4 into baguette shapes and cover and rest again for a further 20 minutes 6) meanwhile - preheat oven to 220 degrees and place a large dish with hot water at the bottom of the oven (this will create steam in the oven and give your baguettes a beautiful crunchy exterior) 7) after 20 minutes score the top of the baguettes with a sharp knife 8) time for baking, bake the baguettes for 20 minutes, then carefully remove the dish with the hot water (BE VERY CAREFUL) then continue to bake to baguettes for a further 15-20 minutes or until golden brown Don't forget to share your experience with this bake below, I love to hear how you guys get on. Or if you have any suggestions or alterations I'm all ears :) Thanks Rachel