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25th September 2017

Pizza dough used three ways

Pizza, Naan Bread, and Dough Balls – all from one recipe
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Basic recipe for the dough —

Ingredients:

4 mugs of plain flour

1 ½ tablespoon dried yeast

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon of salt

1 mug of warm milk and water mixed

Method

  1. Combine the flour, yeast, oil, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Add half the milk and water and stir the mixture with a spoon.
  3. Little by little, keep adding the milk and water slowly to the bowl. At this stage use your hands to bring the mixture into a dough.
  4. Use your own discretion regarding when to stop adding milk and water. If the dough becomes too sticky, don’t worry, just add some more flour.
  5. Cover the dough with a tea towel and leave to rise for at least 2 hours.

How to turn this dough into pizza:

Simply divide the dough into four and roll out into a circle on a well-floured board. This recipe will make four pizzas. Add sauce and toppings of your choice.

How to turn this dough into naan bread:

  1. Divide the dough into 8.
  2. Roll out into an oval shape on a well-floured board.
  3. Spread melted butter over the 8 naans (at this stage you can add toppings such as garlic, coriander and cumin on top of the melted butter).
  4. Heat a dry non-stick frying pan until it starts to smoke.
  5. Put the naan onto the pan, it will only need 1-2 minutes on each side.
  6. Enjoy your fluffy naan bread with a tasty curry or have as a snack with some hummus.

How to turn this dough into dough balls:

  1. Divide the dough into around 16-18 balls.
  2. Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and oregano to some melted butter.
  4. Dip the balls into the buttery heaven and enjoy. (Additionally, the dough can be shaped into sticks and served with a garlic studded camembert)

 

 

 

 

 


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