English Muffin Bread

I've been meaning to try this bread for a long time now and with no other plans, I decided tonight was the perfect night to bake up a loaf.   The recipe below makes 2 loaves of this bread, I halved the recipe below with no issues at all, but will include the full recipe.

English Muffin Bread
Recipe courtesy of All Recipes

Ingredients

• 2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. water
• cornmeal
• 6 c. flour
• 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1 tbs. white sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda

 Directions

• Warm the milk and water in microwave until very warm (125 degrees F). 
• Lightly grease (I used Non-stick baking spray) two 8x4 inch loaf pans; sprinkle cornmeal evenly on bottom and sides.
• In a bowl or bowl of stand mixer, mix together 3 cups flour, yeast, sugar, salt & soda. 
• Stir milk into the flour mixture; beat well. 
• Stir in the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until a stiff batter is formed. (I used my dough hook in my mixer until it was just combined.)
  
• Spoon batter into prepared pans (I shaped into a rough loaf and put in the pan). 
• Cover & let rise in a warm place for until nearly doubled in size, about an hour. 
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately & cool on a rack.