How to shape baguette dough

An effective and straightforward method for shaping a baguette.

Recipe for sourdough baguettes, here:

[karlg]

"Does what it says on the tin"
Simple, to the point. 10/10, no notes. Perfect video.

[timvdalen]

Thanks for including the link to this in your book! The combination of the demonstration and written steps works great :)

[Lisamead]

Love the taste of the baguettes, now—with your video’s help—I will keep working to improve my shaping!! (PS LOVE LOVE LOVE your book! Thank you from all of us!)

[charmedimsure]

Yep, fantastic method of simply showing it.

[daniellittlewood]

Extremely clear, just what I was looking for. Thank you!

[catherinehay]

Gulp. Just about to shape them. Christmas present to my spouse =baguettes. Let’s do this! Loving your book!!

[angiebrite_]

My 6 tiny boules are waiting on the counter as I type this. If I'm being honest I'm more than a bit nervous right now

[Silenieux]

I have a hard time shaping baguettes the way my co workers do, (and our process is a ltitle weird) so i'm going to try this instead, and see if it works for me! <3

[lynelabrecque]

Thanks for the technique! Is there a video showing how to transfer baguette on a pizza steel? I have read your technique but can’t figure it out

[noob]

Was the dough preshaped beforehand? Do you need to do that?

[skdiablo]

Question. If the dough ends up being rolled longer/thinner, what's the purpose of those initial folds?

[imprezivr]

I had a hard time getting the baguettes stretched out. They kept snapping back. Any tips? Did I maybe ball them too tight in the initial shaping step? Love your channel and blog BTW!

[kendrafoley]

Kinda can’t see what you’re doing because your hand covers it. Should have put the camera on the other side.

[MrMurielle]

Do you have a baguette dough recipe? Thank you.

[havingfun]

What if the dough is not that easy to shape and a bit stiff

[andyhuynh]

How the fuck did YT recommend this to me the moment I told my family I wanted to make a baguette for the first time ever?

[shadowpoet]

Each end is a conical sprig. You gotta use your WHOLE HAND as you roll it. I don't want my baguette to have squiggly genie-tail ends and neither do you.