Ingredients: -
3 cups warm water,
1 ½ Tbsp active dry yeast,
1 ½ Tbsp coarse salt,
6 ½ cups all-purpose flour,
½ cup cornmeal
METHOD: -
Mix water, yeast, and salt together in a large bowl until mixture becomes foamy, about 10 mins. Stir flour into yeast mixture until well mixed in together. The dough will be loose and look wet. Cover bowl loosely with a damp towel and let sit for about 5 hours.
Shape dough into 2 loaves with damp hands. Place loaves on a cornmeal-dusted work surface and score the tops a few times with a sharp knife. Allow loaves to double in size, 30 to 60 mins.
Preheat oven to 220 C. Place loaves on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven, spraying the surface of the dough occasionally with water, until golden brown, about 20 mins.