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Easy
Published 1989
This is what we called Le Pain du Saint Sacrement (the bread of the Holy Sacrament).
Mix the flour and cornstarch well. Add the yeast to one third of the flour mixture and just enough warm water to make a small softish ball of dough. Fill a bowl with warm water and immerse the “sponge” in it. Let stand 5 to 6 minutes, until the sponge comes popping up to the surface of the water.
Meanwhile make a well in the remainder of the flour; add 7 of the