What cheese goes well with a baguette?

Bread & cheese For soft rind-washed cheeses, such as Camembert, Brie, or Chaource, a French baguette is the best. It provides a tasty contrast of creamy cheese and crispy baguette. Bleu du Vercors, Fourme d’Ambert, and other blue cheeses go well with rye bread.

How do you make cheese bread with a baguette?

Mix butter, garlic, herbs and pepper until blended; spread onto cut sides of baguette. Fill with cheese. Spread top of baguette with any remaining butter mixture. Bake 7 to 8 min. or until cheese is melted.

How do you make cheese bread with French bread?

Cut your French bread loaf lengthwise and place on top of a baking sheet. Combine butter spread: In a small bowl combine softened butter, garlic powder, minced garlic, Italian seasoning and shredded cheese. Butter and cheese: Spread evenly on each side of the garlic bread. Top with Colby and mozzarella cheese.

Why is baguette so hard?

Bread goes stale when it loses its moisture and, as Our Everyday Life explains, because baguettes have so few ingredients, they dry up much faster. That’s due to the fact that baguettes contain almost no fat (like added oil or butter), which other breads have that allows for moisture to stay trapped in for longer.

What do you put on baguettes?

Slice bread into ¼ inch pieces and toast with olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic and toast until crispy. Cool and top with anything you like. Some of our favorites: mozzarella, tomato and basil (classic!); goat cheese, fig and balsamic; roasted eggplant, onions and peppers with hummus…the list could go on.

What do you eat baguette with?

Fun Ways to Enjoy a Baguette. Slice the baguette into inch thick rounds. Spread a slice with butter, margarine, cream cheese or a vegan alternative to moisten the bread then eat as you would a cracker, cookie or biscuit.

How do you soften up a baguette?

Simply drench your rock-hard baguette in cold water then tightly wrap it in aluminum foil. Next, place the wrapped baguette in the oven (not preheated), then set the temperature to 300°F and let is heat for 12 to 15 minutes.

What type of cheese is bread cheese?

Bread cheese is a Finnish squeaky cheese also known as juustoleipä or leipäjuusto. It’s a semi-soft cheese traditionally made with reindeer milk, but several American cheesemakers have adapted the Finnish original to create a pasteurized cow’s milk version that’s commonly known here as bread cheese.

Why is it called cheese bread?

Why is it called bread cheese? Bread cheese is baked in special ovens until the sugars on the outside of the cheese caramelize. In addition to imparting the cheese with a slightly sweet flavor, it gives the cheese a toasted crust—just like a toasted piece of bread, hence the name!

Is baguette better than bread?

In terms of nutritional value (vitamins, glycemic index, calories), there is little difference between tradition and white baguette.