There is a great section in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver about how to impress your wife using a breadmaker. It’s been in the back of my mind. The bread I’ve been making in my breadmaker is OK. Good but not great. I think the key is to use the breakmaker to make the dough and then cook it in the oven. This is my first try:
French Baguette recipe from Allrecipes. It is good but doesnt taste at all like a baguette since the crust is like a dinner roll.