Making bread can be complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. Well, there are a million ways, lots of techniques, and plenty of different ingredient lists. Want to make pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, or dinner rolls instead? This recipe is exactly for those latter situations.ĭon’t have a bread machine or fancy mixer? Making flour tortillas with only 5 common ingredie.There’s a time and place for artisan loaves and fancy brick-oven pizza crusts…Īnd then there’s a time when you are staring at the flour and yeast in your cupboard and just wanna make a basic loaf of bread because there isn’t any at the store….*Use a knife to coax the bread from the pan and allow to cool on a rack. *Place in a pre-heated oven at 375 degrees and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the temperature in the middle of the loaf reads 185-190 degrees. Cover with a tea towel and let it rise again (until doubled). *Take the risen dough, shape it into a loaf and put it into a loaf pan that has been lubricated to prevent sticking (we used olive oil). Turn the dough a few times to coat your dough ball, cover the container with plastic wrap and put it in a warm place to let it rise for at least an hour (or until it has about doubled in size). *Empty the dough into a container that is coated with olive oil. Use the hand-crank to blend everything together (about 2 minutes), and then add the other 1 and 1/4 cup of flour and hand-crank for another 2-3 minutes to get a smooth, elastic mixture. *Put the water/yeast into your EZ DOH container, and add the whole wheat flour, milk, 1 cup of the all-purpose flour, and the farro mixture. Turn off the heat and let it cool for a minute, then mix in the salt, molasses, butter, and brown sugar. *Cook/soften the farro in the boiling water for 15 minutes or until all the water is gone. *Stir the yeast into the warm water and let it activate while you do the next step. To find out more about farro, proceed to .ġ TBSP brown sugar (add more if you want to sweeten up your loaf)ġ and 1/2 TSP Red Star platinum dry yeastĢ and 1/4 cups of all-purpose unbleached flour There are plenty of excellent recipes and insights on this website. It's known for its nutty flavor and chewy texture. But I found at least one recipe for using farro to make bread, and that recipe is shown below.įarro is an 'ancient grain' with lots of protein, magnesium, and zinc. Most posts that promote the virtues of farro suggest you eat it as part of a salad, soup, or breakfast bowl. To be precise, you can weigh each dough ball (mine weighed around 1 and 5/8 ounces). Next, you can divide your dough into about 16 pieces that will each be about the size of a ping-pong ball. This resting period will make it easier to roll out the dough into your tortilla shapes. Cover with a kitchen towel or plastic wrap and let it rest for 45 minutes. Sprinkle some flour onto your counter or work surface and transfer the dough from your bucket onto the flour. Then add the warm (about 110 degrees F) water and olive oil, and hand crank your EZ DOH for about 4 minutes to mix and knead the dough. Again, if you want your tortillas to be very thin, then you can eliminate the baking powder. You can omit for flatter tortillas)Ĭombine and mix the 3 dry ingredients in your EZ DOH mixer. Here's the basic recipe to make about 16 tortillas:ġ and 1/2 TSP baking powder (NOTE: This makes the tortillas fluffier. The process for making your own, fresh tortillas is easier and faster than making your own bread because the dough is easy to make, and they cook quickly (similar to making pancakes). This recipe uses olive oil, so you can enjoy your home-made tortillas knowing you're using ingredients that are healthier. Many traditional recipes call for using lard, which is not the healthiest ingredient. There are plenty of recipes that use store-bought tortillas, but this post is about making your own flour tortillas.