Paraben Free Classic French Baguettes

Few things in the kitchen feel as rewarding as pulling a batch of golden, crackling baguettes from your own oven. This recipe builds deep, complex flavor through a poolish — a simple overnight starter made from just yeast, water, and bread flour — so the loaves taste like they came from a proper Parisian bakery. The ingredient list is refreshingly short and clean: bread flour, sea salt, yeast, and water, nothing more. That simplicity is exactly what makes this a great choice when you're being mindful about what goes into your food, since every component is straightforward and easy to verify. The stretch-and-fold technique develops a beautifully open, chewy crumb without any special equipment, and the steam-baking method gives you that signature shatteringly crisp crust. Scoring the dough at a confident angle lets each baguette bloom dramatically in the oven, creating those gorgeous, ear-like ridges. Let them cool on a wire rack just long enough for the crumb to set, then slice in — the crunch alone makes every minute of the process completely worth it.

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