Bring milk and water to around 115-120 degrees (it should be warm to the touch, but not hot) and remove from heat.
Add yeast and let sit for 5 minutes. It should bubble and start to smell yeasty.
In a mixing bowl add flour, sugar, salt and baking soda to milk mixture.
Knead by hand (or with dough mixer) for around 7 minutes. You can grease or flour your hands if it becomes too sticky during kneading. Once finished it should be slightly sticky, but workable.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray and sprinkle cornmeal around so that it covers the entire pan.
Place the dough in the pan and cover with a tea towel. Let rise in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size. This should take around 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 and bake for 25 minutes or until brown.
Let cool, slice, add butter, honey, jam, etc. and enjoy!