Family Spends Years Perfecting Bread Worth Waiting An Hour For
KEY POINTS
- •Steven John shared his family’s easy, four-ingredient baguette recipe requiring precise water temperature and careful timing.
- •The dough needs an hour to rise in a warm spot like near a floor vent or a bathroom with an airtight cover.
- •After shaping and optional egg washing, bake at 375 degrees with pan rotations, and enjoy fresh baguettes best within two days.
Steven John’s family unleashes the secret weapon against hangry disasters: a ridiculously easy, four-ingredient baguette recipe guaranteed to fool bread snobs. You only need 5 cups of flour, 5 teaspoons of yeast (because, of course, yeast measures in espionage-level precision), 1 teaspoon salt, and 2 cups of warm water at exactly 110°F—temperature more specific than most presidential statements. The dough gets an hour’s sauna session near a floor vent, proving warm bathrooms are multi-purpose masterminds of rising bread. Bonus flexibility lurks in the optional egg wash, the culinary version of makeup for bread. Bake at 375°F, slash your dough like you mean it, rotate like a DJ, and freeze leftovers for emergency carb crises. This masterpiece stays fresh 2-3 days unless you blitz it with a 450°F oven resurrection—because bread also deserves a glow-up.
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(1 of 3)Four ingredients, inch-perfect 110°F water, and letting dough nap near a heater like it’s the Ritz Carlton. This baguette’s risen to new heights of overachiever vibes.
This baguette recipe requires more temperature control than NASA—because bread tastes better with a side of overthinking.
Someone said 'make it simple' so they handed us 5 cups of flour and an hour-long date with dough. Romantic.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/11/2026 | Author: Steven John
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