Rapidrise French Bread(Makes Two Fat Loaves) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 1/4 c. white bread flour plus 3 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
3 tsp. salt
3 pkg. RapidRise yeast
3 c. hot water (125~ to 130~)
1 Tbsp. water plus 1 egg

Preparation

Reserve 3 cups white flour.
In large bowl, mix remaining flours, sugar, salt and yeast.
Stir hot water into flour mixture to form firm dough.
Mix in reserved flour as needed.
Knead until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes.
Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
Divide dough in half.
Roll out to 10 x 15-inch rectangle.
Roll up, pinch edges and taper ends.
Place in French bread pan or on corn-mealed baking sheet.
Let rise to double, 35 to 40 minutes.