These are some quality baguettes. I wanted to make something healthier than the usual, but still wonderful and delicious. I settled for adding half a cup of spelt flour to my regular baguette recipe - from Confessions of a French Baker - which typically uses white flour and bread flour. The spelt gave the bread a slightly nutty taste, and some added fiber, but didn't make it too dense. Then, to compliment the spelt flavor, I toasted some sesame seeds (I bought them a few weeks ago with the dream of coating bread with them, but hadn't gotten around to it). After shaping the loaves but before the second rise, I brushed the tops in water and then rolled the loaves in the sesame seeds. The bread is so tasty with some creamy, salty butter spread on slices. I have to stop myself from eating a whole loaf!
