NOLA French Bread

Takes 2 hours total

67% Warm Water50% Bread Flour50% All-Purpose Flour5.5% Sugar2% Kosher Salt1.125% Dry Yeast
  1. Mix the dry yeast, sugar, and kosher salt into warm water until dissolved.
  2. Add in bread flour and all-purpose flour and mix until no dry flour remains. Let rest 20 minutes.
  3. Fold dough over itself until smooth (about 2 minutes). Let rest 1 hour.
  4. Divide dough into 250-g loaves. Refrigerate any loaves you're not cooking now.
  5. Preheat the oven (450°F) while dough rests for 30 minutes.
  6. Bake bread for 20 minutes.
1.125% Dry YeastMix, dissolveAdd flour, mix, rest (20 min)Fold, rest (2 min, 1 hr)Divide loavesPreheat oven, rest (450°F, 30 min)Bake (20 min)
5.5% Sugar
2% Kosher Salt
67% Warm Water
50% Bread Flour
50% All-Purpose Flour