Basic bread dough for stuffed bread
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | teaspoons | Yeast |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 3¾ | cup | Flour |
| ½ | Stick butter, melted | |
Directions
In a large bowl stir yeast into 1 cup lukewarm water until dissolved.
Let sit until small bubbles form around edges. Whisk in sugar, salt and egg until thoroughly blended. Using a wooden spoon, stir in flour and butter until dough comes together. Mix gently with your hands until it forms a smooth ball of dough. Return dough to cleaned bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled, about 1½ hours. Turn out dough onto work surface and gently squeeze out air bubbles. Fill and shape as desired.