Basic Bread Dough

Recipe courtesy Mario Batali

Show: Molto MarioEpisode: Sweet Sunday Dinner

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (29)

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COMMENTS & REVIEWS(29)

Prep Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
--

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: 2 hr 0 min
Cook: --
Total:: 2 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup warm water
3 teaspoons dry yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
4 cups high gluten flour
4 tablespoons 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. Add more water, if needed.

Wash and dry hands and remove ball to cutting board. Knead the dough, occasionally dusting with 1 teaspoon flour, until a firm, smooth homogenous ball is formed, about 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, about 2 hours. Punch down and divide into 2 pieces.

Dough is now ready for use.

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recipe Basic Bread Dough
jackie wellington , NV 01-10-2010
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bad bread
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

to much olive oil not enough water
recipe Basic Bread Dough
null null, null 12-22-2009
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This recipe is WRONG
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Here's what you do to make this recipe better. More water. About a cup and a half more. Add it slowly to the kitchenaid... till the dough comes together. Sift the flour. Use a kitchenaid w/ a dough hook. Read more
recipe Basic Bread Dough
Cindy Dorado, PR 11-13-2009
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Not very helpful
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Not very explicit....for us non experts. :-(
recipe Basic Bread Dough
Moe Santa Clara, CA 10-09-2009
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Water Missing
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Shame on you Food Network. You should fix this recipe. Calls for 1/2 c water, should be more like 1-1/3 c water.
recipe Basic Bread Dough
herb damascus, OR 08-03-2008
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dry dough
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

the is a problem with the water or something.
recipe Basic Bread Dough
Anonymous 05-17-2008
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not for beginners
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

dough needed more water should use 1 1/2 c and 31/2 c of flour. too much of an olive oil taste and i love olive oil. will not... use this recipe again.Read more