So a good loaf is probably the best thing in the world, right? When I woke up to a very rainy autumnal bank holiday here in London I craved a freshly baked loaf. Knowing that my past bread attempts weren't exactly successful, I looked towards the best bread known to man, The French Baguette.
The French are very passionate about their bread and what is put into a loaf. In my loaf I wanted to capture this very simplistic, classic approach to bread. I altered a recipe from the fresh loaf (www.thefreshloaf.com), adding more salt and yeast to give more flavour.
Ingredients;
500g strong organic bread flour
2 sachets of fast action yeast
2tsp of salt
100ml of warm water
In a large bowl, mix together the ingredients until a dough ball is formed. Once the ball comes ready to handle, knead on a floured surface until smooth. I then put the dough back into the bowl and covered with a damp towel, and left it to rest for an hour.
Once the dough had doubled in size, I kneaded lightly and rolled into a baguettesih shape. taking a sharp knife to score along the top.
Bake in a hot oven for 30-40 minutes
Enjoy warm with real butter.
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