Baking Bread at 1:40 AM in a Parisian Bakery : 7 Hours of Solo Baking

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Today, we step into the sleeping 11th arrondissement of Paris at 1:40 AM to experience the quiet, intense art of traditional French bread-making. While the city rests, join artisan baker Merwan for a grueling 7-hour solo night shift, witnessing the mesmerizing and solitary routine of a master at work.

Dive deep into the magic of natural sourdough, organic flours, and pure craftsmanship. Watch the deeply satisfying, complete process—from the rhythmic dividing of the dough and meticulous shaping (façonnage) of over 200 traditional baguettes, rustic pain de meule, and Nordic breads, culminating in the ultimate crackling sounds of fresh crusts coming straight out of the hot oven just as the sun rises and the bakery opens its doors to the first morning customers.

📍 Location:
7 rue Sedaine, 75011 Paris France
https://www.frappeboulangerie.fr/

00:00 Preview
00:37 Start: 1:40 AM in Paris
01:54 Focaccia
04:57 Shaping les petits pains
10:34 Dividing the doughs
12:15 Pain nordique & Pain complet
15:02 Dividing the baguette dough
19:29 Baking the breads
20:42 Stone-milled bread (Pain de meule)
23:05 Feeding the sourdough starter
29:42 Shaping the baguettes (Façonnage)
34:25 Seeded block and whole wheat bread
43:34 6:30 AM: Arranging the display window
46:05 8:00 AM: The bakery opens

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