Bread(French)

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast in 2/3 cup warm water; allow to foam.
2. In a large bowl, combine butter, salt, sugar and hot water.
3. When
4. this mixture is lukewarm, combine with yeast.
5. Add flour a little at a time.
6. After 4 cups, beat dough vigorously for 10 minutes, then add rest of flour.
7. Knead until elastic.
8. Form into ball and let rise 1 1/2 hours.
9. Punch down and let rise 1 hour.
10. Butter baking sheet and sprinkle corn meal over the butter.
11. Divide dough into 3 loaves.
12. Cover with towel and let rise until doubled.
13. Brush with cold water.
14. Bake in preheated 400° oven for
15. 1 hour.
16. Every 15 minutes, brush top with cold water for hard crust; keeping a pan of water in oven will help make it crusty also.