theagmax said:
That looks amazing!! Can you share said recipe for the dough, please??
The recipe is just flour, water, salt, yeast, and olive oil, the trick is in the process. It doesn't take a lot of work, but patience is needed.
Ingredients:
2 cups of strong flour
200 ml of warm water
3/4 teaspoon instant dry yeast
4 tablespoons (and more as needed) of olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Strong flour means either bread flour or 00 flour, it needs to have a protein content of 12% of higher. If you're in Europe, you want a w strength >280.
Pour the warm water into a mixing bowl. Add the yeast, and mix until it dissolves. Add the flour and salt. Mix using a spoon or your hands (or low on a stand mixer) until all of the water and flour and salt is incorporated into a shaggy dough. You're not doing anything fancy here, just mixing it together to make sure there is no dry flour remaining on the sides of the bowl, everything is hydrated. Cover the bowl with a towel or plastic cling wrap.
Set a timer for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, wet your hands and do a stretch and fold of the dough. Do it for all four sides of the bowl. Put towel or cling wrap over the top of the bowl to cover it.
Repeat stretch and fold again in 30 minutes.
Repeat stretch and fold again in 30 minutes.
Repeat stretch and fold again in 30 minutes.
Wet your hands before every stretch and fold. This is a high hydration dough, don't worry about using wet hands.
After the third and fourth stretch and fold, you should feel a little pullback as the gluten strands start to tighten.
After the fourth stretch, wait another 30 minutes, then do a final stretch and fold.
If you have a round non-stick pie pan or baking pan, generously coat the bottom with two tablespoons of olive oil. If your pan is not non-stick, put down some butcher paper, and then oil the paper.
Roll the dough into the round pan, and pour a tablespoon of olive oil on top. Pat it gently, you don't want to pop any air bubbles that pop up. Cover the pan, and let the dough rise for an hour.
Preheat oven to 375.
After an hour, coat your hands and fingers with a tablespoon of olive oil. Spread some more olive oil on the dough.
Gently spread the dough to the edges of the pan, using your fingertips to gently dimple and jiggle the dough. The dough should be very soft and jiggly.
Bake in oven at 375 for 40 minute or until it is a nice golden brown color. (I take it out after 30 minutes, remove the butcher paper, and let it bake the final 10 minutes in the pan. If you have a pizza stone, place it directly on the stone.)
Remove from oven and let it cool in a rack for one full hour. If you tap the bottom, it should sound hollow because it is done.
After an hour, it should be at room temperature. Slice it open.
You now have Schlotsky's bread to create your favorite sandwich.
Note: This recipe takes time because of the rising time and cool down time after baking. After the fourth stretch and fold, you can put the dough in the fridge overnight and let it cold ferment before using it the next day. Just let it come to room temperature for an hour before doing the fifth stretch and placing it in the oiled baking pan. If you want to make smaller sandwiches, slice the dough in half and bake in smaller pans.