Preparation

Place milk, sugar, salt, baking soda, bread flour, dry milk and yeast, in order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the Cuisinart® Automatic Bread Maker. Press the menu button to select the French/Italian program. Press loaf size and crust color buttons to select both size and crust preference. Press Start/Stop to mix, knead, rise, and bake. If desired, when paddle signal sounds remove dough and kneading paddle, reshape dough and replace in bread pan. Sprinkle with cornmeal and press Start/Stop to continue rising and baking. When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the machine and transfer bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing.