Easy Bread

EASY BREAD

Ingredients:

• 500g strong white flour 2tsp salt
• 7g sachet fast-action yeast 3tbsp olive oil
• 300ml lukewarm water

METHOD

1. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl.
2. Put the yeast in a jug and add the lukewarm water. Mix for about 5 minutes.
3. Make a hole in the middle of the flour, add the water and oil slowly while mixing at the same time. If the dough seems stiff, add a little water and keep mixing!
4. Take the mixture and place on a floured surface. Knead the dough for around 10 minutes.
5. Once you are happy with the dough, place it in an olive-oiled bowl
and cover with a clean cloth for proving, like an airing cupboard or
a windowsill with direct sunlight. The dough should double in size in around two hours. Alternatively, put it in the fridge overnight.
6. Once proved, put the dough on the counter and fold it into itself several times until you make a nice round, smooth shape.
7. Cover the dough with a clean towel and leave it for a further hour to double in size again.
8. Heat the oven to 220°C.
9. Place on a baking tray on top of baking paper, and bake for 30 minutes.