French Baguette - How to Make Baguettes at Home - No-Knead French Bread Recipe

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🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients, while all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1/4 teaspoon yeast with 1 cup room temperature water and stir.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 2 cups all-purpose flour to the bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until a thick, sticky dough forms.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel, then place it in a turned-off oven for 12 to 14 hours until doubled in size.

After rising, scrape the dough onto a well-floured surface and pat it down into a rectangle.

Divide the dough into four pieces for shaping.

Shape each piece into a baguette by rolling it out with fingers from the center to the ends.

Transfer the shaped baguettes onto a half sheet pan dusted with cornmeal.

Cover the baguettes with lightly floured plastic wrap and let rise for 1 to 1.5 hours until doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 550°F and place a pan of water on the bottom rack for humidity.

Make slashes in the dough using scissors at a 45-degree angle, tucking down any sharp tips.

Mist the surface of the loaves with water using a spray bottle before baking.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, spraying the loaves with water after 5 minutes and again after 10 minutes.

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