Homemade French Bread Recipe

Homemade French Bread Recipe 🥖🇫🇷 Ingredients 🌱🥄 4 cups bread flour 🌾 1 tablespoon sugar 🍚 2 teaspoons salt 🧂 1 tablespoon active dry yeast 🍞 1 1/2 cups warm water (about 110°F or 45°C) 💧 Cornmeal, for dusting (optional) 🌽 Instructions 📜✨ Activate the Yeast 🍞💧 In a small bowl, dissolve sugar in warm water. Sprinkle yeast over the top and let it sit for about 5-10 minutes, until foamy. Mix the Dough 🥖🌾 In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine bread flour and salt. Pour in the yeast mixture and stir until a shaggy dough forms.