You may have noticed that I did not purchase a baguette during my French-girl shopping trip. Why not? BECAUSE…

I’ve been making my own bread using the amazing Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. So far, I’ve used their classic Boule recipe as well as their gluten-free recipe (found in this book). Both are delicious, but the classic Boule is perfect. And easy. And I feel like you should just start calling me Panera. Who needs a store-bought baguette when one has this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcG4PpG1LcQ