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
- Combine the flour, yeast, oil, salt, and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Add half the milk and water and stir the mixture with a spoon.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
- Divide the dough into 8.
- Roll out into an oval shape on a well-floured board.
- 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).
- Heat a dry non-stick frying pan until it starts to smoke.
- Put the naan onto the pan, it will only need 1-2 minutes on each side.
- 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:
- Divide the dough into around 16-18 balls.
- Bake in the oven for around 20 minutes.
- Add garlic and oregano to some melted butter.
- Dip the balls into the buttery heaven and enjoy. (Additionally, the dough can be shaped into sticks and served with a garlic studded camembert)
