Ingredients:

500g/1lb 2oz strong white bread flour

2 sachets dried easy blend yeast

2 tsp. salt

400ml/14 fl oz cold water

olive oil, for drizzling

2 tbsp olive oil

fine sea salt

Instructions:

In a large bowl, put the flour, yeast, salt, olive oil and 300ml/10½ fl oz of water. Stir it gently with hand or wooden spoon for forming dough. Then knead dough in a bowl for five minutes, by adding remaining water gradually.

In a bowl, stretch dough by hand. Fold together sides into center and turn bowl 80 degrees. Repeat process for 5 minutes.

In an oiled work surface, tip the dough and continue to knead more five minutes. Put dough to the bowl, cover it and leave to rise till it becomes double in size.

Line two baking sheets (large) with baking paper. Divide dough into two portions. In a baking sheet, flatten each portion pushing to the corners and then leave for one hour.

Preheat oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7. Sprinkle loaves with oil, fine sea salt then bake it in an oven for 20 minutes. Drizzle more olive oil when cooked and serve it hot or warm.

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Servings : 4 servings