Made two batches of these yesterday with my kitchen aid instead of food processor and they came out amazing. Thank you for the recipe and the method, will be doing this again for sure.
yes, it is true. they are expensive. And of course you can make it without. Search for "no knead baguette." The no knead method is amazing for a super simple, no equipment necessary amazing loaf of bread. I've used it for baguettes and it works great. I prefer this recipe. But given the choice between not having fresh baguettes? The no knead is a close second!
WOW! This was my first attempt at making my own bread and these turned out amazingly delicious! I even forgot to put them in a plastic bag! They had a delicious texture and flavor! Fresh is best... and this really brought that home for me. Jen, thanks for your email support!! Jami
@heyjamip Awesome! I know... when I called this recipe "foolproof", I wasn't kidding. I do a few things different now that I think help the loaves. I wish I could update the video somehow without reposting a new one. I add a bit more water and do one stretch and fold during the rise. The crust is better and the inside more airy. And one more addition for one of the loaves: Cut it lengthwise and stuff it with pecorino romano cheese before it goes in the oven. INSANE!
Jen I cracked up when I saw that black bag come out and I was thinking, "Let me guess... a Gap bag - yes! " LOL! You either shop there a lot or reuse that back over and over - saw it in your ciabatta video. Great videos - I'm making the ciabatta today.
Ha! Yeah tried the bag thing with ciabatta dough and was thinking, "How in world could she reuse that bag??" because I figured it was probably the same one. My bag was sticking all over the place! OMG! I was about ready to go postal on it as I tried to pull the bread peel out of the bag. I needed three hands. LOL!
BTW, I've really enjoyed reading your blog - so sorry about Buz. We've been down that road many times ourselves as I know you have. Never gets any easier, huh?
so nice. Thanks! I was cleaning poop this weekend and couldn't help but think: this was Buzz's poop... Have you been down THAT road? It made me smile...
As for the loaves sticking to the bag... dust the tops copiously with flour and sort of puff the bag up with air. Alternatively, cover with a dense towel. My problem with that is that my loaves were forming slight crusts which prevented a good rise. Hence the bag.
Yep, been there done that. Last spring we went from 4 Goldens to 2 in the course of two months. Lost our 8yo Spirit and then our 15yo Cricket. After they were gone, it was weird how the poop bag that lined the bucket was only half full. I used to hate having to gingerly carry that sucker across the yard to the trash fearing it would burst! LOL! I'd gladly go back to that if I could have my girls back again. Oh yeah, the flour! I didn't use enough.
@jenmenke Hey Jen, I think you meant to reply to novelista14 but I do in fact have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. Funny, when I got the notice of your reply, I was eating some smoked pulled pork in a bun fashioned out of what was left of my sourdough baguettes I made the other day. Time to pull some more starter out of the fridge!
I left a lot of detail out of the video in order to simplify the process for beginning bread makers. I give a time (45-90 min), but yes, I should mention that is what the time variable is contingent upon. Most often, this recipe rises very little in the second rising.
jen, you've neglected to stress the most important part of the process--for the final rise, after the baguette has been formed, you need to be sure that the loaf does not rise completely . . . no more than 1-1/2 times in size. this allows the dough to pop thru the slashes nicely, and gives it a much more authentic chew. i spray the oven walls and the bread, itself three times during the first ten minutes of cooking, too, for a stronger crust.
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you make 4 scores and the Baguettes has only 3 scores don't try
gare12 3 months ago
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gare12 3 months ago
Made two batches of these yesterday with my kitchen aid instead of food processor and they came out amazing. Thank you for the recipe and the method, will be doing this again for sure.
KarmaOfTheKitchen 5 months ago
yes, it is true. they are expensive. And of course you can make it without. Search for "no knead baguette." The no knead method is amazing for a super simple, no equipment necessary amazing loaf of bread. I've used it for baguettes and it works great. I prefer this recipe. But given the choice between not having fresh baguettes? The no knead is a close second!
jenmenke 10 months ago
Awesome video!
If you don't have one of those food mixer things then will kneading do the same trick? Those mixers are expensive :((
dirtydirkie 11 months ago
shh lol
cageybee777 1 year ago
WOW! This was my first attempt at making my own bread and these turned out amazingly delicious! I even forgot to put them in a plastic bag! They had a delicious texture and flavor! Fresh is best... and this really brought that home for me. Jen, thanks for your email support!! Jami
heyjamip 1 year ago
@heyjamip Awesome! I know... when I called this recipe "foolproof", I wasn't kidding. I do a few things different now that I think help the loaves. I wish I could update the video somehow without reposting a new one. I add a bit more water and do one stretch and fold during the rise. The crust is better and the inside more airy. And one more addition for one of the loaves: Cut it lengthwise and stuff it with pecorino romano cheese before it goes in the oven. INSANE!
jenmenke 10 months ago
@jenmenke How much extra water do you add now?
spazz58 8 months ago
Can I do this if I don't have a food processor?
novelista14 1 year ago
@novelista14 I'd use the no-knead method if I didn't have a food processor. It works great. Good loaf. I prefer this one, but only slightly.
jenmenke 10 months ago
Jen I cracked up when I saw that black bag come out and I was thinking, "Let me guess... a Gap bag - yes! " LOL! You either shop there a lot or reuse that back over and over - saw it in your ciabatta video. Great videos - I'm making the ciabatta today.
ssouthar 1 year ago
Busted! Same bag! I just turn it inside out every other time so it dries out and doesn't get 'icky'. too funny
jenmenke 1 year ago
Ha! Yeah tried the bag thing with ciabatta dough and was thinking, "How in world could she reuse that bag??" because I figured it was probably the same one. My bag was sticking all over the place! OMG! I was about ready to go postal on it as I tried to pull the bread peel out of the bag. I needed three hands. LOL!
ssouthar 1 year ago
BTW, I've really enjoyed reading your blog - so sorry about Buz. We've been down that road many times ourselves as I know you have. Never gets any easier, huh?
ssouthar 1 year ago
so nice. Thanks! I was cleaning poop this weekend and couldn't help but think: this was Buzz's poop... Have you been down THAT road? It made me smile...
As for the loaves sticking to the bag... dust the tops copiously with flour and sort of puff the bag up with air. Alternatively, cover with a dense towel. My problem with that is that my loaves were forming slight crusts which prevented a good rise. Hence the bag.
jenmenke 1 year ago
Yep, been there done that. Last spring we went from 4 Goldens to 2 in the course of two months. Lost our 8yo Spirit and then our 15yo Cricket. After they were gone, it was weird how the poop bag that lined the bucket was only half full. I used to hate having to gingerly carry that sucker across the yard to the trash fearing it would burst! LOL! I'd gladly go back to that if I could have my girls back again. Oh yeah, the flour! I didn't use enough.
ssouthar 1 year ago
now that is truly funny, because yesterday, the poop bag did break on me, spilling its contents all over the driveway, doubling my work!
jenmenke 1 year ago
@ssouthar You can't do it exactly as I've shown here. Do you, by chance, have a stand mixer?
jenmenke 1 year ago
@jenmenke Hey Jen, I think you meant to reply to novelista14 but I do in fact have a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. Funny, when I got the notice of your reply, I was eating some smoked pulled pork in a bun fashioned out of what was left of my sourdough baguettes I made the other day. Time to pull some more starter out of the fridge!
ssouthar 1 year ago
I love your baking videos!! Informative and funny too!
Please do more!
lonistone 2 years ago
I left a lot of detail out of the video in order to simplify the process for beginning bread makers. I give a time (45-90 min), but yes, I should mention that is what the time variable is contingent upon. Most often, this recipe rises very little in the second rising.
jenmenke 2 years ago
jen, you've neglected to stress the most important part of the process--for the final rise, after the baguette has been formed, you need to be sure that the loaf does not rise completely . . . no more than 1-1/2 times in size. this allows the dough to pop thru the slashes nicely, and gives it a much more authentic chew. i spray the oven walls and the bread, itself three times during the first ten minutes of cooking, too, for a stronger crust.
rumbumbacca 2 years ago