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Put ingredients in bread machine bread pan in the order listed.
Choose the dough cycle setting on your bread machine. It should be about 1.5 hours long.
Check your ball of dough a few minutes into the dough cycle to be sure that the dough isn't too wet/sticky (add about ¼ cup more flour if it is sticking to pan and paddles) or too dry (add a Tbsp more water).
After the dough setting is complete, punch down and turn out dough.
Shape into a long French bread loaf shape.
Place on parchment lined baking pan.
Let rise 20 minutes.
Mix one egg and 1 tbsp water to make an egg wash if you’d like.
Paint onto risen dough, taking care not to press too hard and make it collapse.
Cut/score slits for vents in the top of the loaf and bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes, or until it is the desired golden color.