Darina Allen

Artisan Sourdough Baguettes

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

  • About

Halve the measurements if you are using a domestic food mixer and use one rather than two baking trays.

Ingredients

  • 20 g fresh yeast
  • 20 g granulated sugar
  • 385 g

Method

Put the crumbled yeast, sugar, water and sourdough starter in the bowl of a stand mixer. Stir and leave to sit for approx. 5 minutes to activate the yeast. It will have a creamy, slightly frothy appearance on top.

Mix the flour and salt together, then add to the wet ingredients. Mix with a dough hook on a medium speed for 15 minutes. Turn off the mixer and allow the dough to rest for 5