No-Knead Baguette -- Using Recipe #309834
- 1 12 cups lager beer, 12 oz. bottle, room temperature lager such as Budweiser (Note water can be substitued however it will somewhat effect the flavor)
- 1 12 cups water, warm approximately 100 degrees
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 12 tablespoons instant yeast
- 1 12 tablespoons coarse salt
- 6 12 cups unsifted unbleached all-purpose flour (29.25 ounces)
- 14 cup whole wheat flour (for the pizza peel)
- Refer to Recipe #309834 for instructions to prepare the dough necessary to make the baguette.
- Preheat Oven to 450 degrees with a baking stone placed on the middle rack.
- Place an empty broiler try on any other shelf that won't interfere with the rising bread.
- With wet hands, pull up one end of the refrigerated dough (Recipe #309834).
- Using a serrated knife, cut off a 1-pound, or grapefruit-size, piece of dough.
- Lightly dust the ball of dough with flour and shape into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all sides, rotating the ball a quarter-turn as you go.
- Once it's cohesive, begin to stretch and elongate the dough, dusting with additional flour as necessary.
- You may find it helpful to roll it back and forth with your hands on a flour-dusted surface.
- Form a cylinder approximately 2 inches in diameter.
- If the loaf will not fit on your pizza peel or stone, cut it in half to make two smaller baguettes.
- Place the loaf/loaves on a pizza peel covered with whole wheat flour (do not use cornmeal as it's flavor is too strong for baguettes) and allow to rest for 20-30 minutes.
- After the dough has rested, paint water over the surface or the loaf using a pastry brush.
- Using a serrated bread knife slash the top with longitudinal cuts that move diagonally across the loaf.
- Slide the loaf directly onto the hot stone.
- Pour 1 cup of hot tap water into the broiler tray and quickly close the oven door.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until deeply browned and makes a hollow sound when 'thumped'.
- Allow to cool on a rack before cutting.
lager beer, water, white vinegar, yeast, coarse salt, flour, whole wheat flour
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/no-knead-baguette-using-recipe-309834-317472 (may not work)