Villa's French Bread

2 1/2 cups Very warm water

2 Tlbs. Sugar

1 Tlbs. of salt

4 Tlbs. olive oil

6 cups flour

2 Tlbs. dry yeast (I keep my yeast in the fridge or the freezer)

Add water, sugar & yeast.  Then salt, oil and 1/2 of flour

Beat 2 to 3 minutes

Change to dough hook and add rest of flour

Keep in same bowl and let Raise 10 minutes 

Turn on mixer and mix for about 2 minutes.Then let rise again for 10 minutes.

Repeat this 5 times.

Divide into two rectangle shaped loaves

Roll up like you see french bread rolled up.

Raise 30 minutes with damp cloth on top

Make three slits on the top of the loaves

Spread olive oil on top and sprinkle sea salt on top

Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes

(Thump:  if sounds hollow, it's done.

This will stay good for days...so good as toast.....

Submitted by: Diane Batschi