Easy French Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. yeast
4 c. warm water
6 to 8 c. flour
1/4 c. yellow corn meal
1 egg white, mixed with 1/4 c. water (whipped)
1 Tbsp. salt
1/4 c. sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
Mix yeast, water, salt and sugar.
Add 5 cups flour, mix with mixer on low speed for 5 minutes.
Add enough flour to make dough elastic, flour board, fold out on board and knead for 5 minutes.
Grease large bowl, place dough in and cover.
Set in warm place until dough doubles in size, about 1 hour.
Fold out on floured board and knead again 2 minutes. Place back in bowl to rise again.
Let rise 10 minutes. Gently put back on board and divide into 2 parts.
Place one back in bowl.
Leave one on board.
Let stand (covered 10 minutes).
One at a time gently roll out 8 x 10-inch and hand roll up into loaf.
Grease pans (2) and sprinkle with corn meal.
Place loaf in pan.
Repeat for second loaf.
Slice crosswise (4 to 6 slices) 1/2 inch deep. Brush with egg white mixture.
Bake 20 minutes and brush with egg whites again.
Bake 20 minutes or until done.