Mini Baguettes

Baguettes are one of my favorite bread as they remind me of the streets of France and the crunchiness of the crust and these are the mini version of the classic and great with butter and jam or butter drizzle with honey!

These are great if you have a bread machine and let the machine do all the work for the dough and you just have to get the dough out and shape them.

Yield: 4 mini baguettes

2/3 cup plus about 1 Tbsp of water
1 tsp. salt (I prefer sea salt or Kosher salt)
1 3/4 cups bread flour
1 tsp. active dry yeast

Add all ingredient into either the bread machine and put it on dough setting for your machine and if you are not using a bread maker, then mix the dough by hand and knead until the dough is elastic cover and let rest for an hour until the size is doubled. Punch the dough down and knead for another 5 mins and cover and let rest for a second rise about another 45 mins.

Take the dough out of the bread machine or from the bowl if not using the machine

Preheat oven to 445 degree F

Cut the dough in 4 equal pieces

Shape each into a baguettes

Use a bread blade or sharp knives slid the top of the baguettes

Brush baguettes with water and put the seam side down on the baking sheet

Bake baguettes at 445 degree for 7-10 mins, then turn down the oven to 425 degrees and bake for another 5-7 mins until desired crust color

To test if baguettes are done, take one baguette out and knock on it, it should sound hollow

If you are adding topping, do that after you brush water on the baguettes

Suggested toppings:  Cheese, poppyseed, toasted sesame, dry herbs, oat, etc.