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.
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