Basic Dough Recipe

Especially suitable for adding ingredients like butter, sugar and eggs, The extra gluten helps it to rise and hold its shape.

Ingredients :

1/2 cup

3 teaspoons

2 teaspoons

90 g

1 1/2 cups

30 g

6 cups

1 tablespoon

Milk

Sugar

Salt

Butter

Warm water

Compressed yeast

Un-sifted plain flour

Gluten flour

• Scald milk, stir in sugar, salt and butter and allow to cool to lukewarm.

• Measure warm water into a large warm bowl.

• Sprinkle yeast over water, stir until dissolved.

• Add lukewarm milk mixture and 3 cups of the flour sifted with the gluten.

• Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth.

• Add enough additional flour to make a soft dough.

• Turn on a lightly floured board, knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

• Shape into a smooth ball.

• Put in a greased bowl, turn dough to grease top.

• Cover with a cloth and allow to prove in a warm place, free from draughts, until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

• Now dough is ready to be used in other recipes like meat buns.