Elizabeth'S French Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. warm water
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 pkg. yeast
4 c. flour

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0.
Combine water, salt, sugar and yeast and stir to combine ingredients.
Cover 5 or 10 minutes.
Mix in flour with spoon.
Put dough on well-floured surface.
Shape in oval, cut in half, stretch and twist.
Put on greased cookie sheet.
Cover with dish towel and let sit in warm place for 20 minutes.
Make 1/2-inch slashes across top.
Spray salted water on top.
Bake for 20 minutes.