It’s The Little Things: Baguettes

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Am I really going to do a whole post dedicated to baguettes? Oh yes… I am. I happily eat it any opportunity that I can. With butter. Amen.

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I love a good baguette. I am pretty sure I have tried every single baguette offered in our town. I have tried ones shipped from bakeries, ones from local bakeries, and the ones made at all of the grocery stores. None of them have ever compared to the ones by Le Petit Francais that Costco is carrying right now in the freezer section.

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GO GET THEM NOW!

Sorry to shout at you. And on a Saturday, no less. But these baguettes do not last long. They are seasonal. I wish I could show you the box, but I threw away all three of my boxes I have purchased this month. Each box contains ten baguettes. Yes, that means that I purchased thirty baguettes this month.

I am seriously contemplating getting an extra freezer just to store more.

No joke.

It is no secret that I am a food hoarder. My husband plays along but never encourages it. The other day I told him we needed to go buy more baguettes at Costco.

He had the car running in five minutes.

I had a panicky moment when I could not find the boxes of baguettes in the freezer section. I saw my husband coming down the aisle in front of me. He had boxes of baguettes in his cart. It was like those romance scenes in meadows where two people meet, only with a grocery cart. In Costco. With baguette babies.

“I love you!” I exclaimed when I reached my husband’s side.

“I love you, too,” he replied. No need to tell him I was speaking to the boxes in his cart.

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The bread is just the perfect amount of crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. Everyone in my family agrees they are the best baguettes they have ever had.

We are not the only ones who feel this way. In looking for these baguettes online, earlier in the year when I ran out of my previous batch, I found a forum with people talking about this sensational bread. I was sad to learn that Costco is the only place that carries these baguettes locally (if you have a Publix near you, I have read they also carry them). And only in certain seasons. Now is the season. You will not find these in the spring and summer at Costco.

The baguettes are actually small in size. About half of the size of a regular sized baguette. This means I bake two for my family of four for a meal. But they are also more compact for easier storage in the freezer. To bake them, you set them on your counter for 15 minutes to defrost and then bake them for ten minutes. Easy peasy.

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It’s the little things: The most amazing bread available from your freezer whenever your heart desires.

Have you tried these baguettes? Aren’t they heaven in your mouth? Oh man! I need more! Now I am panicking that they are going to sell out! Forget I ever said anything. Bread is bad. Bad, I say… I need to go buy another freezer.

this post is not sponsored by or affiliated with Costco or Le Petit Francais. I just wanted to innocently share the love I have for this bread.

13 thoughts on “It’s The Little Things: Baguettes

  1. We have these throughout the year. Great in the winter with home made soups or stews and in the summer with salads or pasts. I love how you put them in the oven and a few minutes later, viola, French bread 🙂

    • Yum! It is good to know they are in other countries, too! Where do you get yours? I have serbed mine with just about everything. Any excuse for bread! : )

      Have a lovely day!

      Jenni

  2. **On my way to Costco to find these baguettes**!!..I’m pretty loyal to Grand Central bakerys baguettes(I, like u have tried many)but going to break my loyalty and check them out

  3. I am so glad you posted this. We had been looking for this bread in the freezer section at Costco forever, and now it makes sense…it was during the summer…we were sad. I was so happy to see this post! do you know Panera doesn’t just “give baguettes” anymore? they have new rolls. they are not good. haha! we love bread too!

    • Oh good! I am glad that I helped! I had been looking for them all summer, too! They are definitely selling fast. I hope to get one more box before they sell out! We have a bakery right next door to our house that we love so much more than Panera. We are spoiled by them. They don’t do baguettes regularly though. But their sandwiches are so good! I hope you get your boxes of baguettes! I am glad you like them as much as I do!

      Have a marvelous Monday!

      Jenni

  4. Would you mind telling me how much these are per box? We had a friend pick two boxes up at Costco today, and I’d like to pay him back. Thanks.

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