Born in Paris between 1830 and 1900, historians do not agree on her exact origin.

Shaped for Napoleonic soldiers, invented by a baker of Austrian origin or created for workers in the Paris metro?

Make your choice…

The recipe for making a baguette:

Ingredients

:

- 1kg of flour (T55)

- 700grs of water (pure) 

- 8g baker's yeast

- 22g of salt

The steps of the recipe for making a baguette:

1.

Mix the flour, water and salt.

2.

Add the yeast afterwards (because it dies if it comes into contact with salt).

3.

Knead.

Leave to grow for 20 min.

4.

Cast off and repeat 3 times.

5.

Leave to grow for 2 hours.

Shape and bake for 15 'in a humid 250 ° oven.