Cuban Water Bread

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast, salt and sugar with some of the water.
2. With wooden spoon, beat flour into rest of water until you have a batter.
3. Pour in yeast mixture and mix.
4. Add flour until right consistency.
5. Knead.
6. Cover bowl with a damp cloth (after putting mixture into bowl).
7. Let rise.
8. Punch down.
9. Divide into 2 round loaves.
10. Put on greased baking sheet.
11. Sprinkle loaves with cornmeal.
12. Let rise 5 minutes.
13. Cut a cross on top with sharp knife.
14. Put pan in cold oven with cake
15. pan of boiling water on bottom of oven.
16. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes.
17. Serve at once.