Quick and Easy Homemade Baguette

0 Start preheating the oven to 425F before you even take the ingredients out of the pantry.
1 Put the 110F water, yeast, and sugar in the bowl of your mixer.
2 Mix briefly, just until blended.
3 Set in a warm place for 10 minutes.
4 After ten minutes stir in the salt and 1 cup of the flour.
5 Using the dough hook mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
6 Add the rest of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time until you have a soft dough.
7 Knead for about 5 minutes until the dough is no longer sticky and dough is elastic.
8 Form the dough into 2 or 3 long loaves on a heavy cookie sheet dusted with coarse cornmeal.
9 Use a sharp knife to score (slice shallow gashes) in the top of the bread.
10 Allow the loaves to rise for ten minutes in a warm place if there is time. If not - just go straight to the next step.
11 Fill a 1 cup measure with ice and cold water
12 Put the loaves into the preheated oven and toss the ice on the oven floor.
13 Close the door quickly and don't open it until you are ready to take the bread out of the oven, 15 to 20 minutes later.
14 Cool slightly before cutting.