buttered and floured baking tray. Leave it to rise once again. Preheat your
oven to 240 C. As soon as the dough has doubled in volume, place it in the
oven with a glass of water in order to encourage the formation of a crust.
Cook for 30 to 40 minutes.
For the UK only
Use 500 g strong white bread flour. Substitute 2 sachets of dried yeast with
1 teaspoon of Easy Bake or Fast Action dried yeast and add to the bowl with
the flour plus 1 teaspoon salt. Add 300 ml warm water and process as above.
After processing, shape the dough into a ball and place on a greased baking
tray. Leave to rise for about 1 hour in a warm place until doubled in size.
Shape and cook for about 20 min in a preheated oven at 220°C, UK gas mark
7 and then reduce to 180°C/UK Gas mark 4 for a further 15 mins.
Pizza dough
150g of our – 90ml of warm water – 2 tablespoons of olive oil – ½ sachet of
dried yeast – salt
Place the flour, salt and yeast in the bowl with the chopping blade (d) or the
dough blade (e).
Set the appliance on speed 2 and immediately add the warm water and the
olive oil via the feed tube in the lid. As soon as the dough forms a ball (15
to 20 seconds), stop the appliance. Set the dough aside to rise to double its
volume in a warm place. Preheat your oven to 240 C. While it’s heating, roll
out the dough and garnish with the pizza topping of your choice: onions and
tomato puree, mushrooms, ham, mozzarella, etc. Add a few anchovies and
black olives, then sprinkle with oregano and grated gruyere cheese, and finally
drizzle with a few drops of olive oil. Place the pizza on a floured and greased
baking tray and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, checking regularly.
For the UK only
Use strong white bread flour. Substitute half sachet of bakers yeast with half
teaspoon of Easy Bake or Fast Action dried yeast and add to the bowl with
the flour, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon sugar. Then prepare as directed
above with 90 ml warm water and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Roll out to a 28 cm
circle and cover with the topping of your choice. Bake in a preheated oven
at 220°C, UK gas mark 7 for about 15 – 20 mins or until crisp.
Rich shortcrust pastry
280g of plain our – 140g of softened butter cut into pieces (do not substitute
margarine) – 70ml of water – a pinch of salt
Place the flour, salt and butter in the bowl with the chopping blade (d) or
the dough blade (e).
Set the appliance on speed 2 for a few seconds then add the water via the
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