Mario Batali's Basic Bread Dough
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Breads
Recipe courtesy Mario Batali. Makes 2 pieces of dough, ready for use.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Water, warm
- 3 tsp Active dry yeast
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 4 cup High gluten flour
- 4 tbsp Olive oil, extra-virgin
Directions
- Put the warm water in a warm mixing bowl, stir in the yeast to dissolve and let stand 3 minutes. Stir in the salt and sugar.
- Add the flour and oil and mix by hand until you can knead it without it sticking to your fingers, adding water if needed.
- Knead on a board, dusting occasionally with a teaspoon of flour, until firm and smooth, about 15 minutes.
- Put in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 2 hours. Punch down and divide in 2.