Basic Bread Dough

1/2 cup warm water
3 tsp. dry yeast
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
4 cups high-gluten flour
4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil

Directions:

Place warm water in a warm mixing bowl and add yeast. Stir to dissolve and let stand 3 minutes. Add salt and sugar and stir through. Add flour and olive oil and mix, using hands until you can knead the dough without it sticking to your fingers.

Wash and dry hands and remove ball to cutting board. Knead the dough, occasionally dusting with 1 tsp. flour, until a firm, smooth homogenous ball is formed, approximately 15 minutes.

Place ball of dough in a lightly-oiled mixing bowl, cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise in a warm place until its size is doubled, approximately 2 hours. Punch down and divide into 4 pieces. Dough is now ready for use.

User Reviews:

WATER!!! Give me water! This recipe needs double the amount of water. It was great with 1 Tbsp butter.

submitted by alanandmila on December 01, 2005

This recipe simply does not work. The ratio of HG flour/water will not pull the flour into a dough (triple the water and it may work). Try a different recipe.

submitted by johann on October 31, 2003

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