Gluten-free French Baguette

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2

Calories: 355

The French baguette is an iconic bread that is a symbol of French culture and cuisine. Its long, thin shape and crispy crust make it instantly recognizable, and it is a staple in bakeries and homes throughout France and beyond.

These gluten-free French baguettes have a delicious thin, crisp outside crust and are soft on the inside with nice air pockets throughout. The dough for this gluten-free French baguette is simple to make, but does take some waiting time. Perfect gluten-free baguette for sandwiches, garlic bread, and bruschetta.

Baking tools and kitchen utensils

For this recipe I’ve used a non-stick perforated French Baguette bread pan to form perfectly shaped baguettes. You can find them here on Amazon (#ad).

If you’re looking to start baking bread at home, there are a few essential basic baking tools that you’ll need to get started. First and foremost, you’ll need a large mixing bowl, a scale, a dough scraper, a bread knife, and a baking sheet. A stand mixer or a hand mixer with dough hooks can also be helpful. I just love my Artisan stand mixer from KitchenAid and can’t do without, buy here (#ad) on Amazon.

Besides, you may also want to invest in a bread proofing basket, a digital thermometer, measuring cups and spoons and a bread lame for scoring the dough. With these basic tools, you’ll be well on your way to baking delicious homemade bread.

Notes on ingredients, substitutions and measurements for this gluten-free French baguette recipe

For this recipe I used, and recommend, Schär Bread Mix B but you could also use another similar high quality gluten-free flour blend like:

King Arthur Measure for Measure Flour Blend
gfJules gluten-free flour
Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 baking flour

Other high quality gluten-free flour blends should work well in this to so try your favorite and let me know in the comments how it turned out!

Love baking gluten-free bread?

On Gluten-free-Kitchen you can find a number of very tasty recipes! How about these:

If you’ve made these baguettes, let us know in the comments down below how you liked it!

French baguette

January 28, 2021 Gluten-free Kitchen

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 14 hours 40 minutes

Serves: 2
Calories 355

Ingredients

400 g gluten-free flour mix, (e.g. Schär Mix B Bread)
6 g yeast, dried
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp psyllium husk powder
1/2 tsp sugar
extra gluten-free flour, for dusting

Method

1)
Mix the flour with the psyllium husks, the salt, the sugar and the yeast in the bowl of a food processor, or mix with the dough hooks of a hand mixer. Add 370 ml of cold water and knead everything for 5 minutes until a homogeneous, slightly sticky dough forms.
2)
Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 10 to 12 hours, preferably overnight.
3)
The next morning, let the dough stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
4)
On a dusted work surface, lightly press the dough apart with your hands and fold it in on all sides. Repeat the whole process two times.
5)
Divide the dough into two equal sized pieces, flatten each piece with your hands and roll up into a baguette.
6)
Place the baguettes in a non-stick Perforated baguette tray*, or on a baking rack with baking paper. Place a tea towel over them and let the baguettes rise for 30 minutes.
7)
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Celsius conventional heating (top-bottom heat). Place a stainless steel bowl on the bottom of the oven. When the temperature is reached, cut the baguettes diagonally with a sharp knife. Place the rack in the middle of the oven and pour a quarter cup of hot water into the stainless steel bowl for a steam burst. Bake the baguettes for 18-20 minutes until golden brown.
8)
Leave to cool on a cooling rack.

Notes

1)
*I’ve used this handy non-stick perforated French baguette bread tray. You can find it here on Amazon (#ad).

DISCLAIMER

The indicated nutritional value is based on standard tables and therefore an estimated total. The indicated nutritional value is intended for informational purposes and should only be used as a general guideline. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional table.

Nutrition 1/2 baguette

Calories	355
Fat	1g
Carbohydrates	82g
Protein	3g