Baguettes are a classic French bread that can be easily made at home with just a few simple ingredients. While traditional recipes may call for basic flour, yeast, and water, adding nuts, seeds, olive oil, herbs, and salt can take your baguette to the next level.
Nuts and seeds like flax seeds, chia seeds, walnuts, poppy seeds, or pumpkin seeds can add a lot of flavor and nutrients to the batter. These ingredients provide omega-3 fatty acids, magnesium, calcium, and dietary fiber that are good for heart health, cognitive function, digestion, and overall taste and texture of the baguette.
Incorporating quality olive oil into the dough can also provide additional health benefits. Olive oil contains oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid that can help reduce “bad” cholesterol levels and increase “good” cholesterol levels. It also helps regulate the activity of the endothelium which lines blood vessels and heart chambers preventing the buildup of fatty plaque that can lead to blockages.
Herbs like rosemary, thyme, basil or garlic can enhance the flavor and appearance of the dough while providing freshness color and anti-inflammatory properties that are good for immune system health. These herbs add depth of flavor to your baguette making it more interesting than its plain counterpart.
When adding salt to the dough it’s important to do so in moderation as too much salt can lead to health problems like hypertension but just enough can enhance taste while helping regulate fermentation leading to a better end product. A little bit of salt goes a long way in bringing out all the flavors of your baguette recipe perfectly.
By incorporating these nutritious ingredients into your baguette batter you not only get delicious bread but also get added health benefits from them.
