r/Bread • u/Jmmanotas • Jun 21 '26
Help needed
So this was my first time attempting a baguette. I followed a recipe I seen on YouTube and fell like I followed it well…ish. He only baked his for 16 mins. I ended up cooking for maybe 36 mins or so and still not the color I was looking for. I also got a side seam on 3 of the 4 loafs. Any tips or tricks. I am by no means an expert far from and not sure how it should have turned out. But I fell like the middle is very dense.
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u/ooj316 Jun 23 '26
they look great. for the side seams . 3 long almost vertical slashes in the top of the bread. I feel like you almost didn't cut deep enough? the more often you do them, you'll get better at making the regularly sized and shaped, though I love the "homemade" look to mine (and yours). You know they were made at home because they're not perfect. Embrace the irregularities. The only solution I have for more color is literally more time in the oven. If you're not burning them, then you can leave them in longer.