French Bread

Title:
French Bread

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Bread,
French




Ingredients:





     1 c  Milk


     1 tb Butter


     1 tb Sugar


     2 ts Salt


     1 c  Hot water


     1 pk Yeast dissolved in 1 cup


          -warm water


     5    To 6 cups white flour


          Cornmeal


     1    Egg white






 Scald milk and add butter, sugar, salt and hot water and allow to cool. Add


 yeast dissolved in water.  Add white flour to make a soft dough. Knead on


 floured board until bubbles appear. Place in greased bowl and let rise


 until double.  Punch down and knead for 5 minutes and let rise again. Punch


 down, divide dough in half, knead and shape into two long loaves. Sprinkle


 cookie sheet with cornmeal and place loaves on it. Let rise to almost


 double and bake at 375 F for about 30 minutes. After taking from the oven,


 brush well with stiffly beaten egg white. Continue baking another 10


 minutes or until golden brown.


 


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