Baguettes with bacon, parmesan and coriander

PROG. 1

Time: 4 baguettes 2h02 / 8 baguettes 2h59

Ingredient table (4 baguettes / 8 baguettes): Water — 135 ml / 245 ml Salt — 3/4 c.c. / 1 1/2 c.c. Olive oil — 1/2 c.s. / 1 c.s. Sugar — 1/2 c.s. / 1 c.s. Special bread flour — 205 g / 370 g Dried baker's yeast — 3/4 c.c. / 1 1/2 c.c. Smoked bacon strips — 35 g / 65 g Grated parmesan cheese — 30 g / 55 g Fresh coriander, finely chopped — 1/2 c.s. / 1 c.s.

Method: Fry the bacon strips in a hot non-stick frying pan, drain off the fat and leave to cool. Add the ingredients to the bread pan in the following order: water, salt, olive oil, sugar. Then add the flour and yeast. Place the bread pan in the machine. Select programme 1. Press the «Start/Stop» button. When the first beep sounds (after 23 mins), add the bacon strips, parmesan and coriander to the dough. When the beep sounds for the second time (after 1 hr 05), open the machine and remove the dough. If you are making 8 baguettes, separate the dough into 2 portions and keep one of them under a cloth for your 2nd batch. Divide the 1st batch into 4 equal parts and shape them into baguettes. Place them on the "special loaves" baking rack and then make an incision along the length of the pieces of dough. Press the «Start/Stop» button again. When the beep sounds again (after 57 minutes), remove the baguettes and then repeat the procedure to start off your 2nd batch. When baked, leave to cool on a rack.

Handwritten note: I added one large beaten egg and 2 heaped tbsp flour. Brushed with water. Mine over-baked a lot - watch them! - take out the first batch when the timer shows 1.02. And the second one 8 min before the end (depends when I put the second ones in; if I put them in after the signal - 5 min before the end).