In a small bowl combine sugar, yeast, and about 1/4 cup water. Set aside until foamy. .

In a large mixing bowl add bread flour and salt. Add in yeast mixture and about 1 cup of water. Mix together, slowly adding in more water as needed to get everything to form a dough.

Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes. You can either do this by hand or with the stand mixer.

After kneading, place the dough back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise for approximately an hour.

Punch down the dough and form into a loaf shape. Place into a loaf pan to rise for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350.

Towards the end of the second rise bring a pan of water to a boil. The pan needs to be large enough to place the entire loaf into.

Gently pull the loaf out of the pan and place into the boiling water. Allow to boil on the first side for about 3 minutes, flip and boil for another 3 minutes.

Place the loaf back into the loaf pan, sprinkle with everything seasoning and bake for 40-45 minutes. Once the removed from the over remove the loaf from the pan and place on a cooking rack. This helps prevent the bottom of the loaf getting soggy.

Wait for the loaf to cool at least 30 minutes prior to slicing (but if you really can’t wait it’s not the end of the world).