1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F.)
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh lavender flowers or 3/4 tablespoon dried lavender flowers
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup coarsely chopped hazelnuts*
3 1/4 cups bread flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons instant yeast (I use Red Star Instant Active Dry Yeast)
Cornmeal (optional for dusting pan)

* You may substitute nuts of your choice.

Place all ingredients except cornmeal in bread pan of your bread machine. Select dough setting and press start.

NOTE: Check the dough (don't be afraid to open the lid). It should form a nice elastic ball.

If you think the dough is too moist, add additional flour (a tablespoon at a time).

The same is true if the dough is looking dry and gnarly. Add warm water (a tablespoon at a time).

When dough cycle has finished, remove dough from pan and turn out onto a lightly oiled surface. (I use a nonstick cooking spray).

Form dough into an oval, cover with a plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes.

After resting, turn dough bottom side up and press to flatten. For baguettes (long, slender) or boules (round), divide the dough into 2 pieces and shape. For baguettes, fold dough into an envelope by folding the top 1/3 of the way to the bottom.

Then fold the bottom a 1/3 of the way over the top. Then press dough with the palm of your hand to make an indentation down the center of the dough and fold the top completely to the bottom, sealing the seam with the palm of your hand.

Place on a jelly roll pan dusted with cornmeal.

Cover with plastic wrap and place in a warm spot to rise until the dough is doubled in bulk, approximately 30 to 50 minutes (depending on how warm your room is).

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. After rising, slash or score the loaves with a very sharp knife making three 1/2-inch deep diagonal slashes.