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Wholemeal Bread
15g compressed yeast
2 teaspoons sugar
1¼ cups warm water
30g butter or margarine, melted
1 cup plain flour
¾ cups wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon salt
1. Cream yeast and sugar together in a small
bowl. Add water and butter or margarine
and allow to stand in a warm place until
mixture begins to froth.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with the
dough blade
, process the two flours and
salt, until combined (approximately 5
seconds).
3. Add yeast mixture (prepared in step 1) and
process on speed 5 until dough is formed.
4. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured
surface and knead gently.
Note:
Be careful not to process for longer
than 20 seconds.
5. Remove dough blade. Place dough into a
greased bowl, cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. This will
take approximately 40-45 minutes.
6. Turn dough out of bowl, punch down, fold
sides to centre of dough and shape into a
loaf. Place into a greased 20cm x 10cm x
5cm bread tin. Cover and allow to rise in a
warm place until doubled in size. Preheat
oven to 200°C.
7. Bake for approximately 30 minutes. A
baked loaf should sound hollow when
tapped with the knuckles.
Pizza Dough
30g compressed yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
80ml lukewarm milk
2 cups plain flour
1¾ teaspoon salt
1 egg
60g butter or margarine, melted
1. Cream yeast and sugar together in a small
bowl. Add milk and allow to stand in a
warm place until mixture begins to froth.
2. Using the processing bowl fitted with
the
dough blade
, process flour, salt, egg
and butter or margarine until combined
(approximately 5-10 seconds).
3. Add yeast mixture to processing bowl and
process on speed 5 until mixture forms a
dough (approximately 10-15 seconds).
4. Remove dough blade. Place dough onto
a floured surface and knead lightly until
smooth.
5. Place dough into a greased bowl, cover and
allow to rise in a warm place until doubled
in size.
6. Turn dough out of bowl and knead lightly.
Divide dough in half and shape each piece
into a ball. Roll out dough to fit 25cm
pizza trays.
For a thin pizza crust:
Spread prepared
pizza dough with tomato sauce and
assorted toppings.
For a thick pizza crust:
Allow prepared
dough to rise on pizza tray until doubled in
height. Spread with assorted toppings.
7. Bake at 230°C for 20-30 minutes until
bubbly and golden.
Note:
This pizza can be prepared and
frozen, unbaked. Place pizza in a
preheated oven at 230°C allowing an
additional 10 minutes baking time.
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