As I was browsing web for the Vietnam recipes I stumbled upon Viet World Kitchen. I saw this baguette recipe there. As I love baking, I instantly bookmarked it and tried it yesterday. It came out nice. The crust was crisp and sides were a bit softer. The inner part was chewy. This was the result the author has mentioned. But salt was bit low so adjust it according to your taste. The ingredients used are easily available in your kitchen and the bread uses no oil or butter. So sweet! Sending this to A.W.E.D hosted by Priya and started by DK
Ingredients:
Flour/ Maida-3 1/2 cups
Instant Yeast-1 1/2tsp
Warm Water- 1 1/2cups + a little bit extra, so that the dough is sticky
Salt-1 1/2tsp
Sugar-1 tbs
Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and prepare a sticky dough with warm water.
2. Knead it for 10 minutes to make it elastic. If the dough is very sticky , sprinkle a little flour and knead.
3. Cover with a wet towel and let it rise for 1 hour.
4. Knead it again and let it rise double the size.
5. The dough should rise 3 times to get the required texture.
6. After kneading for the third time, shape the dough into a rectangle.
7. Fold it thrice and pinch the edges. While folding trap air so that while baking the bread bursts open.
8. Roll the dough into a log with seam side down.
9. Place it in the baking tray and let it rise to double the size.
10. With a sharp knife make 4/5 slits each 1/2 inches deep running along the length of bread.
11. Apply a layer of water/ spray with water.
12. Preheat oven to 200C. Switch on oven 30minutes before baking.
13. In the lower shelf keep a flat plate with water because the bread needs steam to keep the crust softer.
14. Bake the baguette till golden brown.
15. Cool on wire rack.
16. Consume while still warm.
Labels: BAKES, EGGLESS, FLOUR, FROM OTHER BLOGS
