French Bread

1 T. yeast
1 t. sugar
2 cups hot water
1 T. olive oil
1 t. salt
4-5 cups flour

Soften the yeast and sugar in the hot water.  Add olive oil and salt.  Add flour, one cup at a time, until the dough is smooth and not sticky.  Let rise for 10 minutes and punch down.  Repeat the rising until it has been punched down every 10 minutes for an hour.  This is easy in a Bosch because you just turn it on for a few seconds and it is ready to rise again.  Shape into 2 loaves.  Place on baking tray that has been sprayed with cooking spray and sprinkled with corn meal.  Brush with an egg wash - 1 egg and 1 T. water whisked with a fork.  Slash 3 diagonal cuts, not too deep, in the bread.  Let rise about 30 minutes more.  Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes.