Sesame French Bread

Ingredients
2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
2-1/2 cups water (110.F to 115.F)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons salt
6 to 6-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Cornmeal
1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Directions
In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, oil, salt and 4 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide in half. Roll each half into a 15-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Roll up from a long side; seal well.

Place with seam side down on greased baking sheet sprinkled with cornmeal. Beat egg white and water; brush over loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with nonstick cooking spray; let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. With a very sharp knife, make four shallow diagonal cuts across top. Bake at 400.F for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Yield: 2 loaves. 

Source:  Taste of Home