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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: sion01 on July 09, 2010, 18:13

Title: french bread
Post by: sion01 on July 09, 2010, 18:13

I have been baking my own bread for about 2 years and very nice it is too.but recently I tried to make a french bread stick but it just looked and tasted like a long thin loaf.How do I get it round and crispy like in the shop

Title: Re: french bread
Post by: Poolfield2 on July 09, 2010, 22:18

I don't know the full answer but French flour helps as does a very high temperature in the oven and steam helps develop the crust.

Title: Re: french bread
Post by: Ice on July 09, 2010, 22:27

I think Poolfield2 hit the nail on the head with the steam thing. :)

Title: Re: french bread
Post by: hamstergbert on July 11, 2010, 16:58

I believe the key to be particularly high gluten content flour.

Title: Re: french bread
Post by: Trillium on July 12, 2010, 20:29

Yep, definitely the flour. A local baker of french style bread and pastry actually imports French flour to get proper results. There's probably another technique or two involved but the flour is key.