A few basic recipes
White bread dough
375g white bread making flour – 225ml warm water – 1 sachet of baker’s yeast – 5g salt.
In the food processor bowl equipped with the multi-purpose blade, add the flour, salt and yeast. Operate at speed 2, and in the first few seconds, add the warm water through the lid funnel. As soon as the dough forms a ball (after about 30secs), stop the food processor. Leave the dough to rise in a warm place,untilithasdoubledinvolume. Thenworkthedoughtoshapeit,andthenplaceitonyourbuttered GB and floured baking tray. Leave it to rise again. Preheat French Electric oven to Th.8 (240°). As soon as the breadhasdoubledinvolume,placeitintheoven,andlowerthetemperaturetoTh.6(180°). Leavetocook
for 30 min. At the same time, in the oven, add a glass of water to help form the crust on hr bread.
For the UK only
Use strong bread flour. Substitute 1 sachet of bakers yeast with 1 teaspoon of Easy Bake or Fast Action dried yeast and add to the bowl with the flour, before adding the water. After processing, shape the doughintoaballandthenleavetoriseforabout1hourinawarmplaceuntildoubledinsize. Shapeand cook as directed above. Cook using UK gas mark 9 and then reduce to UK gas mark 4.
Pizza dough
150gwhitebreadmakingflour–90mlwarmwater–2tablespoonsofoliveoil–½sachetofbaker’syeast– salt.
In the food processor bowl equipped with the multi-purpose blade, add the flour, salt and yeast. Operate at speed 2, and in the first few seconds, add the warm water and olive oil through the lid funnel. As soon as the dough forms a ball (after about 15 to 20secs), stop the food processor. Leave the dough toriseinawarmplace,untilithasdoubledinvolume. PreheatFrenchElectricoventoTh.8(240°). Rollout the dough and add the garnish: tomato purée and onions, mushrooms, ham, mozzarella, etc. Add a few anchovies and black olives if you wish, sprinkle with a little oregano and grated cheese, and pour a few drops of olive oil over it. Place the pizza on your buttered and floured baking tray. Put in the oven for 15 to 20 min, watching as it cooks.
For the UK only
Use strong bread flour. Substitute half sachet of bakers yeast with half teaspoon of Easy Bake or Fast Actiondriedyeastandaddtothebowlwiththeflour,beforeaddingthewater. Afterprocessing,prepare and cook as directed above or using UK gas mark 9.
Short crust pastry
280gflour – 140gsoftenedbutter – 70mlwater – apinchofsalt
In the food processor bowl equipped with the multi-purpose blade add the flour, salt and the butter. Operateatspeed2forafewseconds,thenaddthewaterthroughthelidfunnel. Letitrununtilthepastry has formed a ball (25 to 30 secs). Leave it to rest in a cool place for at least 1hour, before rolling it out and cooking it with the ingredients of your choice.
Pancake batter
(in food processor bowl equipped with the multi-purpose blade, or in the blender jug)
160g flour – 1/3l milk – 2 eggs – ½ teaspoon fine salt – 2 tablespoons oil – 10g sugar (optional) – Rum (dependingonyourtaste)
Inthefoodprocessorbowlequippedwiththemulti-purposeblade,addalloftheingredients:flour,milk,eggs, sugar and rum. Operate at speed 1 for 20 secs, then switch to speed 2 for 25 secs.
In the blender jug, add all of the ingredients except the flour. Operate at speed 2, and after a few seconds, progressively add the flour, through the centre hole of the blender jug lid, then mix for 45 secs.
