French Peasant Bread

1. 1

   Dissolve yeast, sugar and salt in water.

2. 2

   Add flour and stir with a wooden spoon until blended. Do not knead -- it will be lumpy.

3. 3

   Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hours

4. 4

   Oil a cookie sheet with olive oil.

5. 5

   Oil hands and remove dough from bowl and divide into 2 rounds and place on cookie sheet.

6. 6

   Sprinkle dough with cornmeal(optional).

7. 7

   Let rise 1 hour.

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 425 degrees and brush dough with melted butter.

9. 9

   Bake for 10 min then reduce heat to 375 degrees and bake an additional 15 minutes.

10. 10

    When finished baking, brush again with melted butter.

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