Franche-Comté sticks
Thin baguettes made with Morteau sausage and cancoillotte cheese. The cancoillotte is added in the form of crumbled metton curds (normally melted in milk to make the creamy cancoillotte). Sliced thinly, these sticks make an ideal aperitif snack for sharing with friends.
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Last modified on: October 24th 2017
For 8 Frenchs sticks, you will need:
200 g 
250 g 
9 g 
4 g 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few days in a cloth bag.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 min. | 4 hours | 55 min. | 5 hours 27 min. |
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- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 40 min.
Stage 2
In bread-making, the water temperature is always important. It's not a fixed value, but related to 3 other temperatures: 1) the temperature of your flour, 2) the room temperature in your kitchen, and 3) the basic temperature of this recipe, which is 58-64°C.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Cut 200 g Morteau sausage into small dice.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Add the diced sausage and 200 g metton cancoillotte to the dough mixture.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Knead for a few more minutes until well mixed.
Stage 7 - 2 hours
Gather the dough into a ball, put into a clean bowl and cover with a sheet of plastic. Leave to rest for 2 hours.
Stage 8 - 30 min.
After this time, cut the dough into 8 pieces of the same weight and roll these into balls.
Cover these with a sheet of plastic and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
Cover these with a sheet of plastic and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
Stage 9 - 1 hour 30 min.
Then shape the balls into sticks ('ficelles' in French), as shown in this video.
As you finish them, lay them on a baking sheet. Cover with a sheet of plastic and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
As you finish them, lay them on a baking sheet. Cover with a sheet of plastic and leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 10 - 2 min.
Stage 11 - 15 min.
...and bake for around 15 minutes.
Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Stage 12
Serve in slices.
Remarks
It is not essential to use the water from cooking the sausage to make the bread dough, but it adds flavour.
If you don't have Morteau sausage, you can use another smoked sausage. If you cannot get cancoillotte metton, you can use grated cheese.
If you don't have Morteau sausage, you can use another smoked sausage. If you cannot get cancoillotte metton, you can use grated cheese.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 8 Frenchs sticks : 3.80 €
- Per French sticks : 0.48 €
And to drink?: A dry white wine, such as a Jura, Savigin or Chardonnay, or a light red, such as a Poulsard.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fillets of sole meunière, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Lobster Thermidor, Rabbit civet, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Toffee apple upside-down cake, Caramel rice pudding, Langoustine sabayon tart, How to rehydrate dried mushrooms, Pitta bread, ... All |
 | Leaven: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Jura bread, New leavened bread, Panettone, Cretan Bread, French baguettes, ... All |
 | Metton cancoillotte: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Morteau sausage rolled brioche, Sausage mushroom and cheese crumble, ... All |
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