Sourdough Baguettes

Bread, SourdoughCuisine: AmericanMethod: BakingAdvanced

Crusty, artisan-style sourdough baguettes with a chewy interior and beautiful open crumb.

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Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

52 minutes

Total Time

20 hours

Servings

6 baguettes

Ingredients

1126g bread flour
810g water
24g sea salt
141g ripe levain

Instructions

1

Build Levain

2

Autolyse - 1 hr

3

Add Salt and Levain

4

2 hr Warm Bulk Ferment 3 folds 30 min apart

5

Cold Ferment 16-19 hrs

6

Divide into 6 balls approx 350g with flour on the board and hands

7

Rest 30 min

8

Shape https://youtu.be/QUu9ReGQOq0

9

1:45 min proof

10

Heat oven 500 with steam 1 hr

11

Turn Down to 450 - emile henry - 20 min covered, 10 uncovered open oven - 22 min