Easy French Or Italian Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups warm water
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 tablespoon salt (heaping tbs)
7 cups flour

Preparation

proof yeast with sugar in water until foamy.
combine water with 4 cups flour, mix and let sit 15 minutes.
in a mixer with a dough hook add in flour by the cup until it reaches a smooth consistency and forms a ball that pulls away from the bowl, should be about 3 more cups (7 total).
knead by hand or in mixer until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 in a mixer.
rise until double, about an hour. punch down, rise another hour.
divide into pieces and form loaves (either 3 italian shape or about 5 long french loaves).
rise one last time, 30-45 minutes, slash tops with a sharp knife and bake at 400 for about 30 minutes until the loaves sound hollow.