BASIC WHOLE-WHEAT DOUGH

Basic Whole-Wheat Dough image

Number Of Ingredients 2

Ingredients

2 cups stone-ground durum whole wheat flour
About 1 cup water, or nonfat plain yogurt, whisked until smooth

Steps:

TO MAKE IN A FOOD PROCESSOR:1. Place the flour in the work bowl of the food processor fitted with the metal S-blade. Turn the machine on, add the water or yogurt in a thin stream, and process until it just gathers into a ball.2. Continue to process until the sides of the bowl look clean, 20 to 30 seconds. (Add 1 or 2 tablespoons more flour if the dough sticks to the sides of the work bowl, and some water if the dough seems hard.) Stop the machine, remove the dough to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap or the lid of the bowl, and let rest at least 1 and up to 4 hours. (This allows the gluten to develop.) If keeping for a longer period, refrigerate the dough.TO MAKE BY HAND:1. Place the flour in a bowl and add 3/4 cup water. Stir lightly in round circular motions with clean fingers until it starts to gather. (Add 1 or 2 tablespoons more flour if the dough seems sticky, or some water if it seems too firm.)2. Knead for about a minute, pressing your knuckles lightly into the dough, spreading the dough outward, then gathering the ends together toward the center with your fingers and pressing the center down. Repeat kneading a few times until you have a soft and pliable dough that does not stick to your fingers. If while kneading, the dough sticks to your hands, put a little oil or water on them.3. Cover with plastic wrap or the lid of the bowl and let rest at least 1 and up to 4 hours at room temperature. (This allows the gluten to develop.) If keeping for a longer period, refrigerate the dough.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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