French Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
2 Tbsp. butter or oleo
1/4 c. sugar
3 pkg. dry yeast
1/2 c. lukewarm water

Preparation

Mix boiling water, butter and sugar together.
Let cool. Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
Mix all ingredients together and stir in 6 or 6 1/2 cups flour.
May be lumpy.
Stir every 10 minutes 5 times.
Divide dough in half; roll like jelly roll. Pinch together.
Cut 3 small slashes on top.
Let rise for about an hour.
Sprinkle cornmeal in greased pans and bake at 425\u00b0 for 25 minutes.