Name: Sourdough Baguettes
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Sourdough starter - 1 cup; Warm water - 1 ½ cups; Active dry yeast - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour, or as needed, divided - 5 cups; White sugar - 2 tablespoons; Salt - 2 teaspoons; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Cornmeal, or as needed - 2 tablespoons; Cold water, as needed - 2 tablespoons; Melted butter, or as needed, divided - 1 tablespoon

Ingredients for - Sourdough Baguettes

1. Sourdough starter 1 cup

2. Warm water 1 ½ cups

3. Active dry yeast 1 tablespoon

4. All-purpose flour, or as needed, divided 5 cups

5. White sugar 2 tablespoons

6. Salt 2 teaspoons

7. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

8. Cornmeal, or as needed 2 tablespoons

9. Cold water, as needed 2 tablespoons

10. Melted butter, or as needed, divided 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Sourdough Baguettes

1 . Stage

Feed sourdough starter and let sit at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours.

2 . Stage

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large bowl. Add 4 cups all-purpose flour, sourdough starter, sugar, and salt. Cover and let rise until double in size, about 1 hour.

3 . Stage

Mix remaining 1 cup of flour with baking soda in another bowl. Stir mixture into dough slowly, adding just enough to make dough stiff. Knead dough, adding flour mixture as needed, until smooth and shiny. Shape into two baguettes and place on a baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Let dough rise again until double in size, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

4 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Brush tops of baguettes with cold water and make several gentle slashes along the tops of the loaves.

6 . Stage

Place a small, oven-safe, pan of water on the bottom rack of the oven. Bake baguettes in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush each with melted butter. Continue baking until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes more.