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You will be amazed how good home-made French bread can be. Use it to make garlic bread,
too. Makes 2 baguettes.
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
650g strong white flour
2 tsp salt
30g fresh yeast or 1 sachet instant yeast
500g water
1 egg white to brush
1 Tbsp water
1.
Mix first five ingredients 20 seconds/37 /Speed 3 until the dough has formed into a
sticky mixture. Scrape down the sides of the TM bowl with the spatula and mix again
a few seconds.
2. Knead 2 minutes/Dough Setting. Scrape the dough into a large bowl, greased with
olive oil or butter, cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place to rise until
doubled in size.
3. Punch the dough down and knead all the air out of it. On a floured surface divide into
2 portions and roll each into a 30X40cm rectangle. Roll up from the long side and
pinch to seal. Press the ends to taper and place each loaf, seam side down, on a
greased baking sheet or French bread form.
4. Beat the egg white and water with a fork in a small bowl and brush over the loaves.
Cover with a tea towel and leave to rise again, until doubled in size.
5. With a very sharp knife, make 3 diagonal cuts 3mm deep, across the top of each risen
loaf. Bake 40 to 45 minutes at 190 .
Very easy to make, forming puff into many layers. Can be doubled easily – you can use one
portion and freeze the other for another day.
150g plain flour
150g butter, diced and put in the freezer for at least 10 minutes
75g chilled water
Pinch of salt
1.
Mix all the ingredients 15 seconds/Speed 6.
2. Mix 10 seconds/Speed 2/Reverse Blades Direction and turn out the pastry onto clingfilm.
Wrap and chill in the fridge for 1 hour or in the freezer for 20 minutes until firm but not
frozen.
3. Roll the chilled dough into a rectangle and fold into 3 by folding the bottom third up and
the top third down.
4. Turn the pastry so that the folds are at the sides and roll out again into a rectangle and
fold into 3.
5. Repeat Step 3 and 4 three or more times to give many layers. If the pastry becomes
sticky, place in the freezer for 10 minutes before each rolling. Use and bake in a hot oven
according to your recipe.
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