French Bread – Keeping My Sanity

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil - I use olive oil, but any will work.
• 5-6 cups flour
• 1 tsp cornmeal Or flour - for dusting the pan before baking
• 1 egg - For brushing the loaves