Recipe - Plain Focaccia Dough

YIELD: 12 SERVINGS
1 pound Potato; peeled, boiled
& mashed
1 Pk Yeast, active dry
One half teaspoon Sugar
4 One half cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Peel, boil and mash the
potatoes; you should have
2 cups. Reserve
The water. Cool to lukewarm.
2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl
combine the potato water,
yeast and 1/2

teaspoon sugar, stirring to combine. Let the mixture proof (foam up) 8 to 10
minutes. 3. In a large bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook
or beaters, combine 4 cups of the flour and the salt. Add the cooled mashed
potatoes and the yeast mixture. Beat the dough at medium speed 5 to 8
minutes. The dough will be wet and sticky. Add up to One half cup more flour.
The dough will be somewhat wet and sticky. Beat in the oil. 4. Lightly coat
a large bowl with vegetable oil. Scrape the dough into the bowl, turning to
coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. 5. The
next day, punch the dough down and proceed with the desired topping and
specific baking instructions. Source: Great Good Food by Julee Rosso

Submitted By WARING@IMA.INFOMAIL.COM (SAM WARING) On SAT, 25 FEB 95 230806
GMT

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