Crusty French Bread Recipe - Bread Machine

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons dry milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 egg white, whisked with 1 tablespoon cold water (to be brushed near end of baking)

DIRECTIONS:

Add first 8 ingredients to bread machine.
Use the French Bread setting of your machine, but remove the dough before the baking cycle begins. Or, use the dough cycle, punch down to let air escape, let rise again (45 minutes to 1 hour), knead lightly, let rise again, form into loaves.
Spray or lightly oil a large cookie sheet; sprinkle with cornmeal.

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