French bakers claim world record for longest baguette | [Video]

Baguettes are a notable component of France’s culinary scene.

Now, French bakers have taken the record for the longest baguette ever made.

At 461 feet, it trumps the previous Italian record of 435 feet and 1 inch, held for almost five years, according to Guinness World Records.

The lengthy loaf was made in public on Sunday during the Suresnes Baguette Show at the Terrasse du Fécheray observation deck in France’s suburban western commune of Suresnes, near Paris.

A Guinness World Records (GWR) judge was there to approve the record, according to Reuters. 

A team of 18 bakers began preparing the dough at 3 a.m. local time before supervising the baking process from 5 a.m., according to a Suresnes news release. A mobile oven was specially designed for the occasion.

After the bread was baked, part of the baguette was cut up, spread with Nutella and shared with the public. Another part was given to local youth association Celije so …