SAVE MONEY: learn to MAKE FRENCH BAGUETTES at home | easy beginner recipe originally from Vincenzo’s Plate

Instead of chasing the elusive ‘perfect’ recipe—which won’t magically make you better—stick to this recipe originally from Vincenzo’s Plate, which I think is the BEST TASTING baguette recipe on YouTube and focus on practice. You’ll be surprised by how much you improve through repetition. This recipe works, so keep at it, while enjoying delicious French baguettes – you may never buy it from a store again.
► No experience required
► No kneading
► No special equipment apart from your oven
► Stand mixer optional!

I made halved his recipe and adjusted the instant yeast amounts below – also did not use diastatic malt powder.

[grams] ingredients for 2 demi-baguettes :

poolish:
– bread flour 95g [33%]
– water 95g [33%]
– instant yeast 0.5g [0.18%]

dough:
– bread flour 190g [67%]
– water 108g [38%]
– instant yeast 2g [0.7%]
– fine salt 5g [1.8%]
– poolish at peak activity
//2 – 3g of olive oil to glaze bowl for rising


[ounces] ingredients for 2 demi-baguettes :

poolish:
– bread flour 3.35 oz
– water 3.35 oz
– instant yeast 0.02 oz, slightly less than 1/4 tsp

dough:
– bread flour 6.7 oz
– water 13.8 oz
– instant yeast 0.07 oz
– fine salt 0.17 oz
– poolish at peak activity
//0.1 oz of olive oil to glaze bowl for rising