French Style Baquette Bread

• 2 quarts water warm, (110-115 degrees F)
• 2 ounces sugar
• 2 ounces salt
• 2 ounces olive oil or vegetable oil
• 8 ounces yeast, active dry
• 7 pounds bread flour to 8 lbs

1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix together holding back on some of the flour until you see that it is needed.
2. Knead dough 5 to 10 minutes or until dough is smooth.
3. Cover and let rise until double in size.
4. Punch down and form into desired shapes-baquettes, round loaves etc.
5. Bake at 375F (190C) 20 to 30 minutes depending on loaf size.
6. By adding fresh chopped herbs and some roasted garlic to this dough you can come up with some very flavorful breads.

water, sugar, salt, olive oil, yeast, bread flour

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/french-style-baquette-bread-2697 (may not work)