French Bread

2 TB. yeast
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups hot water
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tb. salt
5 Tb. oil
6 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water. Pour water into a bowl. Add sugar, salt, oil, and 3 cups flour. Add yeast mixture and remaining flour. Rest dough 10 min. Stir 5 times more resting 10 minutes between. Divide dough in half. Roll out into a rectangle and roll up tightly. Do the same with other half. Put side by side on a cookie sheet. With a knife, slash the top a few times. Brush with egg white. Bake at 400 degrees for 25-40 minutes or until desired brownness.