Formula One: Baguette Dough

A beautiful baguette is truly a baker’s masterpiece and represents the art in artisan baking. The deep, golden crust creates a miniature mountain landscape, complete with peaks and ravines. Inside, the creamy, open crumb reveals little cups just the right size for holding butter or jam. It is, quite simply, the perfect loaf of bread.

The baguette is a standard measure of skill of an artisan baker: Despite its simple ingredients, it is one of the most difficult b