Categories: Italian

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 tsp W sugar
• 2 pkg. yeast (2 TBSPS)
• 2 TBSP. w sugar
• 1 TBSP salt
• 2 TBSP veg. oil
• 6 cups flour
• cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 TBSP milk

Directions

1. Don’t use a mixmaster

2. Combine sugar and water and sprinkle the yeast on top let rise for 10 mins.

3. Stir the yeast mixture with a fork and add sugar ,salt and oil. In a large bowl, put 3 cups of flour and make a well in the middle. Add the yeast mixture, with a fork, beat for 2 mins. Then add remainder flour, one cup at a time amd mix well. Let rise for 10 mins.

4. Punch down and let rise another 10 mins. Do 2 more times. Cut dough into half and shape into 2 loaves

5. Brush top with the egg and make gashes on top

6. Let rise for 1/2 hour

7. Bake lowest rack at 400 for 25 min.

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