Prepare Basic Bread Dough Recipe. Let rise once.
Place onto a floured surface and kneed for one minute. Cut into four equal pieces. Roll out each pice until it's almost as long as your oven tin/sheet. Roll the dough's width until it's 1/4" thick.
Roll into a long roll and place seam down on a parchment paper lined oven tin/sheet that has been sprinkled with corn meal. Slash diagnally 3 to 5 slashes along the loaf. Tuck ends under the loaf.
Preheat oven to highest temperature. Place a pot of boiling water on the bottom of the stove.
Let rise for 1 1/2 hours. Brush with egg white mixed with 1 T water. Place in the middle of the oven over the pot of water. Spray the oven with a water bottle to make steam. Close the door immedietly and let bake until very light golden in color.
Spray once again and let bake until golden browned.
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