Sourdough French Bread

A friend gave me sourdough starter.  I have babysat it for a week, and today is the day I got to try it out.

1/2 cup starter
1/2 cup water
1/2 t salt
1/2 t sugar
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup All Purpose Flour
1 tsp yeast

Put the ingredients in the bread machine and use the dough setting.  Then when complete, punch it down and let it rise in the machine (with it off) for another 40 minutes.

Remove the dough from the machine and roll into two small loaves.  Put on a greased baking sheet.  Cover and let rise for 40 minutes.

Slat the dough 5 times with a sharp knife and brush with cold water.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes, and then lower to 350 and bake for 5-10 more minutes, until golden brown.

Let cool on a wire rack.