French Bread
I was going to call this Freedom Bread, but some people might not get it. Politics notwithstanding, this is a tasty bread to make. It comes out nice and crusty.
Ingredients
| 1 pkg | yeast |
| 2 cups | water (115 degrees) |
| 1 1/4 Tbsp | salt |
| 1 Tbsp | sugar |
| 6-7 cups | flour |
| cornmeal |
Dissolve yeast in warm water; stir in salt and sugar.
Add flour 1 cup at a time to make a stiff dough.
Shape the dough into a ball.
Place dough into a greased bowl and flip it over to grease the top.
Cover and let stand in a warm place until it has doubled in size.
Turn dough onto floured board or countertop.
Shape into 2 loaves.
Place on greased baking sheet, which has been sprinkled with cornmeal.
Let rise 5 minutes.
Slash loaves in three places and brush with water.
Place into cold oven; then set to 400 degrees.
Bake about 40 minutes; until crusty and brown.
