English Muffin Loaves

Ingredients

• 5 cups (25 ounces) unbleached all purpose white flour, plus more as needed
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons table salt
• 1 teaspoon instant, fast-rising, or bread machine yeast
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons corn oil or other flavorless vegetable oil, plus extra for coating dough top and baking pans
• 2 2⁄3 cups ice water, plus more if needed
• 1⁄3 cup top-quality instant nonfat powdered milk (don’t use a generic brand)
• about 2 tablespoons cornmeal for coating pans (substitute flour if unavailable)