Overnight sesame baguettes

we're all better after a little nap.

….Even baguettes.

I spent years trying to master baguettes, making laborious pre-ferments, buying special flours and watching hours of tutorials on YouTube. But my baguettes would either turn out like flat floppy pancakes or solid twigs.

Then i decided to strip everything back and use my simple overnight dough which i usually used for loaves and focaccias. I reduced the water to make a stiffer more pliable dough and voila. It worked straight away!

I’ve added sesame seeds to these baguettes it’s optional but adds such a lovely umami both to the fluffy crumb and crunchy crust.