Hello friends, This week on the bake off it was bread week, and as such my other half told me I could definitely bake along for this one! The technical challenge was Paul Hollywood's baguettes which appear in his 'How to bake' book. I was given this for Christmas and have tried the baguettes before, and they aren't easy - they have to be proved twice, and if this isn't done properly you get quite flat dense bakes. Also very important in this bake is having steam in your oven, as this makes the crunchy crust which a good baguette needs. The book 'How to Bake' is definitely a good investment as Paul explains the different bread making techniques, has both sweet and savoury recipes and also strays into the cakes, tarts and puddings recipes as well which makes it quite a diverse baking book. Ingredients: 500g bread flour 10g salt 10g instant yeast 370ml water Oil for kneading Method: Oil a 2-3 litre plastic container. Paul sugges...
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