Along with its other nickname “the French stick,” a baguette is a type of crusty loaf that's golden-brown in color. Having a crust is a must when baking a baguette, as its crispness unleashes more aroma molecules when consuming the bread.
How do you describe French bread?
a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves.
What does baguette bread taste like?
The flavor has the tiniest hint of toasted bread, so little that with some bites it was undetectable. The dough has a neutral, lightly salted flavor: neither tasting sour, nor of whole wheat. This is the best baguette I've had in Paris, as well as the most interesting.Apr 1, 2010
What is the texture of a baguette?
chewy
How do you get the golden crust on a baguette?
- Heat your oven up to 450 F (230 C).
- Bring a pot of water to boil on your stove.
- Once boiling, pour the water into a deep roasting pan on the bottom shelf of your oven.
- Let the steam build up for 5 minutes.
- Spray your baguettes with water, they should be rather nicely wet.
How do I make my bread crust hard?
The best way to brown and crisp your bread's bottom crust as well as enhance its rise is to bake it on a preheated pizza stone or baking steel. The stone or steel, super-hot from your oven's heat, delivers a jolt of that heat to the loaf, causing it to rise quickly.Aug 9, 2015
What makes a crust crispy?
The crispness of the dough is created by starch gel on its surface, which is created in the dough when it's moist at 180°F and above. And the lovely brown color we associate with well-baked bread is a by-product of the Maillard reaction.