Herb Garlic Baguettes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 cloves fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cold water
• 1 tablespoon dry active yeast (1 packet)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup warm water (105°f to 115°f)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 put 3 1/4 cups flour, basil, oregano, thyme, garlic and salt in bowl.
• 2 mix using dough hook (s) until well blended, scraping bowl if necessary.
• 3 dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water.
• 4 continue mixing on slow speed and slowly add yeast mixture and cold water.
• 5 if dough is sticky you may add up to 1/4 cup extra flour, a little bit at a time.
• 6 if dough is too dry you may add a little extra water.
• 7 continue mixing until dough is smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes.
• 8 cover and let rise in a warm place (70° to 80°f) until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• 9 when doubled, turn out on a lightly floured surface and punch down several times to remove air bubbles.
• 10 divide dough in half.
• 11 shape each half into a 12 inch long loaf.
• 12 place loaves on a greased baking sheet.
• 13 with sharp knife make 3 or 4 shallow diagonal slices on top of loaf.
• 14 combine egg and 1 tsp water, whisking until well blended.
• 15 brush top of each baguetter with egg mixture.
• 16 cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise until doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 17 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 18 remove plastic wrap and brush top of each baguette with egg mixture again.
• 19 bake at 450°f for 15 to 20 minutes, or until loaves are deep golden brown.
• 20 remove and cool on wire racks.