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Yeast dough
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Yeast dough

Flour, lukewarm water, yeast, salt and oil, kneaded into a smooth dough and left to rise until doubled in size.

⏱ 1 hr 11 min

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Mix the flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Add the lukewarm water and olive oil and Knead about 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth, pliable and doesn't stick to your hands.
    ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer
    💡For yeast dough, use the windowpane test: a small piece stretches into a thin, translucent sheet without tearing, and that's the sign the kneading is done. Add flour only by the tablespoon, and only if the dough is still sticky after a few minutes: too much flour makes a tough dough.
  3. 3
    Cover and Let rise about an hour in a warm place, until the dough doubles in size.
    ⚙ ProofingPlastic wraporKitchen towel
    💡Let rise in a warm, draft-free spot. The dough is ready when it has doubled, and a gentle finger press leaves a dent that fills back slowly; if it springs right back, wait longer.
407calories
10 gprotein
69 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 71%● fat 18%

Per serving (164 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (1)

  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

🧻 Consumables: Kitchen towel or Plastic wrap

Helps, not needed: Stand mixer

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Whole wheat flour · Dry yeast · Fresh yeast · Sugar · salt · Eggs · One egg · Vanilla · Some of the honey when activating the yeast (tbsp) · Honey · Saffron · Hot water for the saffron · Dried fruit · Two eggs, one for brushing · Eggs, one of them for brushing · Sourdough starter · Baking powder · Herbs · Nuts · Oil for greasing the bowl · Additional flour (spelt, rye, oat) · Rolled oats · Milk · Yogurt · Cooked mashed sweet potato · Cooked mashed potatoes · Pesto · Parmesan · Olives · Fresh herb kneaded in at the end · garlic · Sunflower seeds · Sesame in the dough · Pumpkin seeds · Flaxseeds · Cumin seeds · Chopped herbs · Yellow cheese · Cinnamon · Turmeric · Butter alongside the oil · Pecans · Tahini · Extra water · Sun-dried tomatoes · Oregano · Cooked quinoa · Some of the sugar when activating the yeast (tsp) · Ground cumin · Cardamom · Semolina · Baking soda · Anise · Za'atar in the dough · Soaking the raisins · Cornmeal · Salt kneaded in after resting (a quarter of an hour) · Beer · Margarine
  • Swaps: Lukewarm water or Warm water or Lukewarm milk · olive oil or vegetable oil or butter
  • Where to let it rise: in a warm place
  • Yeast foaming time (minutes): 10
  • Kneading time (minutes): 10
  • Name of the additional flour in the steps: the spelt flour
  • Kneading time for the add-ins: 1 minute
  • Kneading before the fat (minutes): 5
  • Kneading after the fat (minutes): 8
  • Sunflower seeds in the steps: the sunflower seeds
  • Kneading time for the dried fruit: 2 minutes
  • Soaking time (minutes): 10
  • Sign the kneading is done: the dough is smooth, pliable and doesn't stick to your hands

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