The Italian Baker's Pane di Como Recipe

Ingredients (11)

• Starter:
• 1 teaspoon (0.1 oz / 3 g) active dry yeast
• 1 scant teaspoon (0.2 oz / 6 g) malt syrup or powder
• 1/3 cup (2.8 oz / 80 g) warm water
• 2/3 cup (5.7 oz / 163 g) milk, at room temperature
• 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon (4.7 oz / 135 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• Dough:
• 2 cups (16.8 oz / 480 g) water, at room temperature
• About 6 1/4 cups (1 lb 14 oz / 860 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon (0.5 oz / 15 g) salt
• Cornmeal