Sicilian dough with Semolina

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Ingredients

Poolish

  • 385.0 gramwater
  • 60.0 gramflour, semolina
  • 330.0 gramFlour, all-purpose
  • 1.0 gramYeast, Instant

Final Dough

  • 15.0 gramflour, semolina
  • 80.0 gramFlour, all-purpose
  • 2.5 gramYeast, Instant
  • 12.0 gramSalt, Flour
  • 24.0 gramOil, Olive

Instructions

1

Mix the water, flours and yeast in a plastic dough bucket till well mixed. This can be done with a flat whisk.

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2

Allow poolish to sit till ripe. This can be as quick as over night, or over 12 hours depending on environment.

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3

Just before poolish is about to collapse, pour it into a dough box and add additional flours and yeast. Do NOT add the salt or oil yet. Mix till all the flour is wet.

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4

Sprinkle the salt over the dough (I like to use very fine flour salt for this purpose) and add half of the oil.

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5

Work in the oil, and then add the remaining oil and work in.

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6

When all the oil is worked in, let the dough rest for 15 minutes, covered.

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7

Turn the dough out onto a well floured work surface.

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8

Fold the dough and return to the dough box for another 15 minutes rest.

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9

Fold again, return to the box, and allow to raise for an hour.

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10

Preshape the dough and allow to raise for another 40 minutes or so.

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11

Stretch dough into a well greased pizza pan.

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12

Top and bake at about 450 till browning on the bottom.

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13

Should develop a very nice crumb

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Recipe Complete!

Enjoy your Sicilian dough with Semolina!

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