Cuban Water Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. dry yeast
1 Tbsp. salt
2 c. lukewarm water
6 c. unbleached all-purpose flour

Preparation

Dissolve yeast, salt and sugar with some of the water.
With wooden spoon, beat flour into rest of water until you have a batter.
Pour in yeast mixture and mix.
Add flour until right consistency.
Knead.
Cover bowl with a damp cloth (after putting mixture into bowl).
Let rise.
Punch down.
Divide into 2 round loaves.
Put on greased baking sheet.
Sprinkle loaves with cornmeal.
Let rise 5 minutes.
Cut a cross on top with sharp knife.
Put pan in cold oven with cake
pan of boiling water on bottom of oven.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 45 minutes.
Serve at once.