A traditional French baguette is made of flour, water, yeast and salt. It's fascinating how these four simple ingredients produce a beautiful, flavorful, crusty baguette. What's even more fascinating is how different bakers, using the same ingredients, can make baguettes that differ from each other quite substantially sometimes.
These crunchy baguettes feature a chewy interior riddled with holes, and a crisp, deep-golden crust. Create the perfect baguette with King Arthur Baking!
The word baguette means "wand," "baton," or "stick," as in baguette magique (magic wand), baguettes chinoises (chopsticks), or baguette de direction (conductor's baton).
This homemade French Baguette recipe is simple and delivers bakery-style bread with a crisp golden crust and soft, chewy center.
Bake the best homemade baguette with this authentic French recipe — crispy crust, airy crumb, and simple steps for bakery-quality bread at home.
Garlic Baguette: Before baking, brush the baguettes with garlic-infused olive oil for a savory treat. Seeded Baguette: Sprinkle the baguettes with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or sunflower seeds before baking for added texture and flavor. Sourdough Baguette: For a tangier flavor, use a sourdough starter in place of the dry yeast.
These homemade French baguettes use a poolish, short autolyse, & overnight rise for incredible flavor with an airy crumb & crackly crust.
What is a Baguette? A baguette is a long, thin French bread with an airy, flavorful crumb and crisp crust. There are strict requirements in French law for bread to be classified as an official baguette de tradition Française. It must contain only four ingredients: flour, water, salt, and yeast.