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I have always wanted to make French Baguettes.  For me nothing is as delicious as a slice of a baguette, crusty on the outside, soft and flavorful on the inside, slathered with butter or a sumptuous French cheese. Baking bread was not something we did in our household.  With nine brothers and two sisters, you couldn't make enough bread in a day to feed or keep them happy!  So taking on a baguette was kind of like skipping walking in a 5K to run in a 25K marathon without any training.  What could go wrong? My desire to make them only got stronger after a marvelous trip to Paris this spring with my sister.  They were served at every meal and oh my, so delightful-- sigh...I miss them. So when I saw the King Arthur Flour Bakealong post on Facebook - I was all in.  I just had to get my nerve up so I reminded myself of Julia Child's quote. “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.”  So what-the-hell let's do it! Here is my how my bakealong challenge #11 from King Arthur Flour went, however, here is the link to the King Arthur Flour Bakealong for the baguettes -- you should use their instructions -- they are the pros -- my pictures are just to prove to you that I did it and you can too! My BakeAlong Venture Making French Baguettes King Arthur Flour's Classic Baguette Recipe Classic French Baguettes   Save Print Prep time 20 hours Cook time 24 mins Total time 20 hours 24 mins   This is the King Arthur Bakealong recipe for Classic Baguettes. If I can make the crusty, wonders of the bread world -- so can you! Author: King Arthur...