French Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 c. warm water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
4 to 4 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. cornmeal

Preparation

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water in large mixing bowl. Let stand until bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes.
Stir in salt and enough of the flour to make a stiff dough.
Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead in additional flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.