Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille, Le Cordon Bleu

Making Dough by Hand

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Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques

By Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille and Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1996

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All flours have different absorption rates, so you may have to add a little less or more liquid than specified in the recipe.
  1. Sift flour and salt on to a work surface. Make a well in the centre. Add prepared yeast and remaining water; draw in flour to form dough.

  2. Put dough on a floured surface and push it away with one hand, stretching it back with the other.

  3. Fold the dough back on itself and give it a quarter turn. Repeat kneading for 10 minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic. Shape it into a smooth ball.