Peter Reinhart's French Baguette Recipe

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Peter Reinhart's French Baguette
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Ingredients:

  • 4 1/2 cups unbleached flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 4 tbsp water

Directions:

  1. Mix:
  2. 2 1/4 cups (10 ounces) unbleached bread flour
  3. 3/4 teaspoon salt
  4. 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
  5. 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (7 ounces) water, at room temperature
  6. Wait for 1 hour and put whole thing into the refrigerator overnight.
  7. Take above out of refrigerator and wait for 1-2 hours.
  8. Mix above with:
  9. 2 1/4 cups (10 ounces) unbleached bread flour
  10. 3/4 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
  12. 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons (7 ounces) water, at room temperature
  13. And kneed it for 10 minutes
  14. Put it in lightly oiled bowl & wait for it to double in size.
  15. Cut into 3 pieces, kneed into baguettes, and wait until it expands into 1.5x its original size.
  16. Heat oven to 500F and put steam pan into oven.
  17. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Turn tray around 180 degrees and bake for another 10-20 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2058.6 Kcal (8619 kJ)
Calories from fat 51.17 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.69g 9%
Sodium 3685.48mg 154%
Potassium 728.6mg 16%
Total Carbs 428.7g 143%
Sugars 0.12g 0%
Dietary Fiber 17.3g 69%
Protein 57.69g 115%
Iron 28.4mg 158%
Calcium 132mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 207.48 Kcal (869 kJ)
Calories from fat 5.16 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.57g 9%
Sodium 371.45mg 154%
Potassium 73.43mg 16%
Total Carbs 43.21g 143%
Sugars 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1.74g 69%
Protein 5.81g 115%
Iron 2.9mg 158%
Calcium 13.3mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.8
    Points
  • 52
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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