Food and wine

It’s all about the dough

The lockdown has pushed many of us out of our culinary comfort zones and in search of delicious yet doable recipes. While homemade bread may be a stretch too far for some, we have a quick and easy recipe for dough that will give you delicious bagels, flat bread and pizza. We've also included recipes for the dishes these compliment.

The dough

Ingredients:

4 cups self-raising flour 3 cups plain yogurt

Method by hand:

In a mixing bowl, sift the flour and gently fold in the yogurt using a spatula until the dough is formed. Knead the dough for six minutes on a floured surface. If the dough is too sticky, add more flour while kneading. Cover with a cloth and set aside until you're ready to use it.

Method with a mixer:

Put the self-raising flour and yogurt in a standard mixing bowl. Using the dough hook attachment, mix on low speed until combined. Knead for three minutes on medium speed until a ball forms.

Put the ball of dough onto a floured surface. Sprinkle with flour, knead a couple of times and form into a ball.

Brunch bagels

Ingredients:

Prepared dough

1 egg white, beaten Sesame seeds to decorate (optional)

Toppings for savoury bagel:

Cream cheese Pressed meat, sliced Lettuce

Tomato, sliced

Toppings for sweet bagel:

Fruit of your choice, sliced Chocolate spread

Method:

Cut the dough into six pieces. eces. Roll each piece into a rope pe and then form a circle withth the dough rope. Where each end meets, pinch together to form bagel shape. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Brush with beaten egg whites hites and sprinkle with sesamee seeds if desired. Bake at 180 °C for 12 minutes until golden brown. wn.

Cut through the bagel horizonorizontally. Spread the cream cheese heese