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Classic French Baguettes — French recipe
Classic French Baguettes, photographed for the Kitchen Pantri cookbook.

Classic French Baguettes

Three long, crackly-crusted loaves with an open, chewy, faintly sweet crumb, made from just flour, water, yeast and salt. An overnight poolish builds flavor with almost no effort, and a pan of boiling water in the oven gives the crust its bakery shine. It's a weekend project, but the hands-on time is about 30 minutes.

At a glance

Cuisine
French
Category
Side
Prep time
Cook time
Total time
Makes
3 baguettes
Calories
About 165 kcal per serving
Difficulty
Hard
Dietary
Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

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