Authentic Baguettes at Home

Name: Authentic Baguettes at Home
Yield: Makes 4 baguettes (Each 15 inches long)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (1 1/3 ounces), whole-wheat flour; 3 cups (15 ounces) King Arthur, all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 teaspoon, instant or rapid-rise yeast; 1 teaspoon diastatic, malt powder (optional); 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) room-temperature, water; 2 (16 by 12-inch), disposable aluminum roasting pans

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By Andrew Janjigian

Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Breads

SEASON 15

SERVESMakes 4 baguettes (Each 15 inches long)

TIME2 hours, plus 28¼ hours resting and 20 minutes cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a homemade baguette that rivals the best from Parisian boulangeries, we took a trip to France to learn firsthand what it takes. The problem with most published recipes, we discovered, is that all the small details that matter are glosse...

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