Ingredients
Measure 1 Cup of White Sugar
THEN ADD TO THIS 3 and 1/2 MORE Tablespoons of white sugar.
So you will have: 1 CUP PLUS 3 and 1/2 TABLESPOONS of White Sugar.
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
2 Teaspoons of Yeast
Measure 1 1/4 Cups of Water
THEN SUBTRACT FROM THIS 2 Tablespoons of Water.
So you will have: 1 1/4 CUPS MINUS 2 TABLESPOONS of Water.
1 Tablespoon of Honey
Measure 1/2 Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
THEN SUBTRACT FROM THIS 3 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
So you will have: 1/2 CUP MINUS 3 TABLESPOONS of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
5 and 1/4 cups of White Flour
Or about 7 and 1/2 ladles
( You will add flour with a ladle
until good dough consistency, which is
"just sticky" but not too wet or too dry. )
PART 1
Yeast Mixture
(a)
In a mixing Bowl put in your white sugar
and 1/2 teaspoon of Salt and set aside.
(b)
Put your water and Honey in pan and bring to gentle boil.
( My heat settings range from 1 - 10; I used "5". )
( NOTE: Not full boil, just hot enough until small bubbles form )
(c)
Into your mixing bowl with your white sugar and salt.
ADD
your now boiled honey water and mix gently.
( NOTE : Sugar/salt does not have to dissolve,
in honey water, just stir honey water mixture into
sugar/salt with spoon about 7 - 10 times.)
(d)
Now add 2 teaspoons of yeast to your honey-water / sugar / salt mixture
(e)
LET THIS MIXTURE STAND FOR ONE HOUR.
After One Hour
PART 2
Your Yeast is now ready.
(i)
To yeast Mixture, add one handful of Flour and mix well.
( NOTE: I mix by hand. )
(ii)
Add your Extra Virgin Olive Oil into this and mix well
(iii)
Gently add flour by the ladle until dough is firm, but not "dry".
You will need about 5 and 1/4 cups of flour give or take 1/2 a cup
( That is, about 7 and 1/2 ladles )
Just "eyeball it"
It should look something like this:
(iv)
Round out your dough and pour 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin
Olive Oil on top of dough and spread on top of dough; in
mixing bowl and cover with cloth.
PART 3
To Make Dough Rise ...
(1)
Boil about 2 1/2 cups of water in a fry
pan and put in bottom shelf of COLD OVEN.
(2)
On top tray put in your covered dough,
close oven and LET RISE FOR 2 HOURS.
After Two Hours
COMPLETELY REMOVE YOUR DOUGH WITH CLOTH AND FRY PAN FROM OVEN.
Make sure this is done.
PART 3
Bake your Bread
(a)
Preheat oven to 300 Degrees Fahrenheit for 10 Minutes.
(b)
Put 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil
on a bake pan and spread all over bottom.
(c)
Cut dough into small shapes - about 8 - 9 of them.
The number is really up to you.
(d)
Put in oven and Bake 30 minutes.
(e)
After 30 minutes, remove from oven and
flip bread over and bake 10 more minutes.
Turn off your oven and remove your bread - It's now ready to eat!
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