Dough Balls Recipe
We've created this dough balls recipe for easy, homemade dough balls that you can enjoy at home! Using simple everyday ingredients you can make your own dough balls similar to the ones from Pizza Express.Serve these as an appetizer at a party, a starter with garlic butter, a side with pasta dishes or for dessert with a sweet dip. They are perfect for any occasion and will be your new favourite treat!
Ingredients
- 75 ml Warm Water
- 75 ml Whole fat milk
- 1 tsp Dry Yeast (or active /instant yeast)
- 250 grams Strong White Bread Flour
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp garlic
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- 1
--- How to activate dried yeast. ---
- 2
Heat: If using dried yeast put milk and water into a microwaveable jug or bowl. Heat on high for 30 seconds. The temperature should be 40°C
- 3
Activate: Add yeast and stir in. Leave to activate whilst preparing dry ingredients.
- 4
--- If using active/instant yeast there is no need to activate yeast first, simply add straight to the dry ingredients with the milk and water. ---
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Dry: In a large mixing bowl add flour, sugar and salt.
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Wet: Pour in olive oil and the yeast mixture prepared in step 1-2
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Mixer: For a stand mixer use a dough hook to mix together for 6 minutes
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Knead: If kneading by hand 10 minutes
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Dough: Pop dough into an olive oil greased bowl. Cover with a wet tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes to1 hour. Until doubled in size. If making garlic butter as well, take the butter out of the fridge now to soften.
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Flour: Turn dough out onto a floured surface.
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Balls: To shape into balls, take the large dough ball and squeeze a smaller ball between your thumb and forefinger. They should be slightly smaller than the size of a golf ball.
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Twist ball around with the other hand until it easily breaks away.
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Rest: Place in a parchment-lined baking tray with spaces between cover with a wet tea towel again. Rest for 15 minutes.
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Oil: Coat each ball with olive oil
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Oven bake for 8-10 minutes - 180°C fan oven / 200°C / 400°F/ Gas mark 6.Brush over with more oil after cooking.
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Butter: To make garlic butter mix together butter, garlic and Italian seasoning
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Serve with garlic butter dip whilst still warm. See blog post for more serving suggestions!
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