French Bread
5-6 Cups White Flour
3 Tsp yeast (or 2 1/2 packages active dry yeast)
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 cups warm water
1 egg white
1 Tbsp water
cornmeal-to sprinkle
1) In a large bowl, mix together 2 cups of flour, yeast, and salt.
With a wisk, beat in warm water.
2) With a wooden spoon, mix in additional 3 cups of flour.
3) Kneed dough on a lightly floured surface with additional flour (up to 1 cup, if needed).
4) Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and let it rise in a warm spot for 30 minutes (During cold months, I usually preheat my oven to 200F and turn it off. Then I set the dough to rise there).
5) Punch dough down, separate into two balls, cover, and let it rest for 10 minutes.
6) Grease a pan and sprinkle with cornmeal. In a small bowl, beat egg white and water. Preheat oven to 375F.
7) Roll each ball out into a rectangle, Roll up the rectangles and pinch ends in.
8) Place dough on a greased pan sprinkled with cornmeal.
9) Cover and let rise for 30 more minutes in a warm place.
10) Cut 3-4 diagonal slices on each loaf and brush on egg white.Bake for 20 min, brush more egg on, and bake for another 15-20 minutes.
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