This is the bread recipe I use the most. It makes an incredible loaf, and is much easier than traditional loaves since it is started in the bread machine. It is actually from the Pillsbury flour bag.
This evening, I served the bread with Italian Sausage Soup.
1 cup warm water (100-110°F)
2 T olive oil
3 cups bread flour
2 t sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 t bread machine yeast
cornmeal
1 egg white, beaten
Place all ingredients (except cornmeal and egg white) in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough cycle; press start.
At the end of the dough cycle, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and punch down. Cover with a towel and let rest 15 minutes.
Form dough into a baguette shape, about 12 inches long. Place on a baking pan generously sprinkled with cornmeal. 
Cover let rise in a warm place til doubled in volume, about 20-25 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Make a long, quick cut down the center of the loaf with a sharp knife.
Brush loaf with egg white. Gently shake the pan to make sure that the loaf isn't sticking. If so, use a spatula to loosen.
Bake 25-35 minutes, or til bread sounds hollow when tapped.
Beautiful bread! 
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Comments: 54
I thought you might like this one, L. Note the butter?
Damn, $4 is cheap compared to what we pay around here. Worth every dollar though!
I think frozen bread is damn tasty, too. LOL! I am glad you enjoy them. Most of them anyway :)
Thanks, Marianne. And the carbs in freshly baked bread DO NOT count.
Gale, this would be incredible pizza dough! I never thought about using it that way!
Thanks for the feedback and comments :)
great post(again) with pics...
have you ever made a baked sammich with it?
afte the first rise.roll it out brush the inside with butter and lay pepperonies and provelone on it and roll it up tight seal the edges
let it rest for about 15 minutes and then bake
makes great snacks or horsey doo-vers served with dipping sauce
GEESH Shannon...now I have to bake more bread.....
It's all good, Sharon!
I have never had so much fun with food talk till meeting Shannon on here...
She needs to have her own show,(and that is not a joke) where she goes into kitchens and does her cooks challenge thing and then spotlight some of her recipies.
she has the looks and persona to be"on stage" if you will, thats not a everyday thing.
so many cooking shows are geared away from the everyday cook who actually makes meals with what they have..to me its very refreshing and very accessible..
I start all my bread in the bread machine and take it out to bake it. I like free-form loaves, like this one. The crust is so much better. I bought my machine Christmas 93 and am still using it. Well worth the investment! But I've never used bread machine yeast... not even sure what the difference is.
Awesome, Lynn!!!
Birdee, I am not the best bread baker for sure. I keep trying though ;)
I am not sure either, Julie. I just buy that to make sure it's compatible. And I got mine many years ago as an xmas gift, and it's still going strong!
funny thing was the one time I used it...I forgot and baked the(thankgoodness metal) stir thingy into the bread....
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I am not sure, Tammy. I am no baker :(
Better late than never, I always say.