Nutmeg Free Classic French Baguettes

Few breads are as satisfying to pull from the oven as a proper baguette, with its crackling crust and open, chewy crumb. This recipe leans on a classic poolish — a simple overnight starter made with just yeast, water, and bread flour — that builds deep, complex flavor without any added spices or aromatics to worry about. The entire ingredient list is refreshingly short: yeast, water, bread flour, and sea salt, nothing more. That simplicity is exactly what makes this a worry-free bake for anyone avoiding warm spices like nutmeg, which can sneak into enriched breads and specialty loaves at the store or bakery. The technique does the heavy lifting here, with stretch-and-folds developing a silky, elastic dough and a blast of steam in the oven creating that signature shatteringly crisp crust. Scoring the loaves at a confident angle lets them bloom beautifully in the oven and gives you that iconic bakery look right at home. Slice into one after a 20-minute rest and you'll understand why this style of bread has never needed anything extra.

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