How I make Refrigerator Dough, by Recipes with Resa on YouTube. 3 min 1 s.
- Video length
- 3 min 1 s
- Time to do it
- 20 minutes, plus overnight chi
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Warm 3 cups of water to between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Check it with a thermometer, since water that is too hot will stop the yeast working.
Stir 2 satchels of yeast and 4 tablespoons of sugar into the warm water. Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes until the surface turns foamy.
Put 7 cups of all purpose flour, 2 tablespoons of salt and 2 tablespoons of flavorless oil in a large bowl. Pour in the yeast water.
Mix with a sturdy spoon until no dry flour is left. The dough will be soft, sticky and shaggy, which is normal for this no knead recipe.
Cover the bowl and leave it on the counter until the dough has doubled in size, roughly 1 to 2 hours in a warm kitchen.
Punch the dough down, then cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator.
Chill it overnight or for at least 8 hours. The dough firms up and develops flavour as it sits.
Pull off what you need and shape it into pizza bases or rolls on a floured surface. Let the pieces rest at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before baking.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep the water under 115 degrees Fahrenheit, because hotter water can kill the yeast and the dough will not rise.
Do not skip the salt. It flavours the dough and keeps the yeast from running away.
Always cover the bowl in the fridge, or the dough dries out and picks up fridge smells.
Use the dough within about 5 days. After that it turns sour and slack.
Questions
How long does refrigerator dough keep?
About 5 days, covered, in the fridge. It gets more sour and softer the longer it sits.
Do I have to knead this dough?
No. It is a no knead dough, so mixing until no dry flour remains is enough. The fridge does the work over time.
Can I bake it straight from the fridge?
Let the shaped pieces sit at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes first. Cold dough tears and springs back when you stretch it.
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