Baguette and Vanilla sugar Sweet Buns

Starter Dough

Mix together 1 1/2 cup bread flour

with 3/4 cup warm water and 1/4 tsp yeast

and leave it to rest for 10/12 hours

2nd step

Transfer the starter dough to a bigger bowl

and add 1/3 warm water

1/3 honey or sugar and 1/4 tsp yeast

mix with a wooden spoon

until smooth

Rest for 10 mins then add 1 1/2 tsp salt

and half of the flour

Knead on a floured board and dough

for 10 mins becomes elastic/pliable

slowly adding in the rest of the flour

until dough no longer stick to your fingers

leave it to prove for another 1 to 1 1/2 hour

or until double in size

* cover with a tea towel

half-way thru proofing

Once  double in size, roll the dough

and form the baguette shape

divide and roll out  

and leave to rest for 1 -1 1/2 hours

just before placing it in the oven

make several slanting slices on top loaf

* preferably bake in a steam oven