French Bread

Adapted from A Taste of Richmond-Recipe from Eden Dixon

My hubby is completely obsessed with breads-I decided to bake this delicious French bread to go with the meal we were having. It is incredibly easy and compliments any Italian dish.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups warm water

1 tablespoon yeast

1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

3 cups flour

1/8 cup oil

Dissolve sugar in warm water and then add the yeast and let sit about 5 minutes to dissolve. Add oil and salt. Add half the flour; mix and add rest of flour. Knead dough; let rise until double. Spread olive oil on the pan and drizzle with corn meal and then with sugar. Set pan aside. Shape dough into loaf and place on cookie sheet. Slit top of loaf and let rise. Cook at 375 for 30 minutes. When finished baking, brush with butter.