Whole Wheat Yeasted Olive Oil Pastry
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature, beaten
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup unbleached flour (more as needed)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup lukewarm water, add the sugar, and allow to sit until the mixture is creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and the olive oil.
- Combine the flours and salt, and stir into the yeast mixture.
- You can use a bowl and wooden spoon for this, or a mixer combine the ingredients using the paddle.
- Work the dough until it comes together in a coherent mass, adding flour as necessary.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead gently for a few minutes, adding flour as necessary, just until the dough is smooth do not overwork it.
- Shape into a ball.
- Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover the dough tightly with plastic wrap, and allow to rise in a draft-free spot until doubled in size, about one hour.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, gently knead a couple of times, and cut into two equal pieces (or as directed in each of this weeks recipes).
- Shape each piece into a ball without kneading it.
- Cover the dough loosely with plastic wrap, and let rest for five minutes.
- Then roll out into thin rounds, as directed in each recipe, and line pans.
- If not using right away, freeze the dough to prevent it from rising and becoming too bready.
- The dough can be transferred directly from the freezer to the oven.
active dry yeast, sugar, egg, olive oil, flour, unbleached flour, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016715 (may not work)