The Last Word in Baguettes Recipe

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The Last Word in Baguettes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups bread flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp yeast
  • 3/4 cup water

Directions:

  1. Combine the sugar, yeast and tepid but not quite warm water.
  2. Let stand for 10 minutes if the yeast is of dubious condition, otherwise proceed.
  3. Mix the dry ingredients and oil in a large bowl, add the water mixture, and stir until a ball is formed that pulls away from the side of the bowl (add flour if needed to make this happen).
  4. Sprinkle a bit of flour over the ball, a bit more flour over a board, and knead the ball for 7 minutes adding sprinkles of flour as needed to keep the ball from sticking.
  5. Lightly oil the bowl and return the ball to it, cover it with a towel and allow to rise for 90 minutes. The ball will more than double.
  6. Punch down the ball, and press it into a lightly-floured board into a roughly 7 by 18 rectangle.
  7. Fold the right and the left 1/3 of the rectangle inward, and press the seam together, and then flip the entire loaf over.
  8. Let rise for 60 minutes, while preheating the oven at 425 with a baking dish sitting in the bottom and a baking stone sitting on a rack.
  9. With a sharp knife, make 3-4 slices diagonally across the top of the loaf.
  10. Retrieve the baking stone, transfer the loaf to it, and return the stone to a middle position in the oven.
  11. Turn the oven temperature down to 375.
  12. For each of the first 4 minutes, pour a dash of water into the baking dish to make steam.
  13. After 29-30 minutes the loaf should be medium brown across the top and sound hollow when tapped.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 280.25 Kcal (1173 kJ)
Calories from fat 44.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.9g 8%
Sodium 628.12mg 26%
Potassium 99.76mg 2%
Total Carbs 50.3g 17%
Sugars 0.64g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1.6g 6%
Protein 8.09g 16%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 15.9mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 235.98 Kcal (988 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.12g 8%
Sodium 528.88mg 26%
Potassium 84mg 2%
Total Carbs 42.36g 17%
Sugars 0.54g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1.35g 6%
Protein 6.81g 16%
Iron 1.9mg 13%
Calcium 13.4mg 2%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.7
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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