Step 1: Start the dough
Magic Dough
- bread flour300 g
- durum flour30 g
- salt3 g
- instant yeast7 g1 pack
- milk, lukewarm75 g
- egg whites1
- water, lukewarm150 g
- butterfor the pan
Combine dry ingredients (bread flour, semolina, salt and yeast) in a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk egg white, milk, & water until dissolved. Add to the dry ingredients and with a spatula, mix until fully combined and hydrated.
- The dough will look shaggy and feel sticky.
Cover and rest in a warm place (or the oven set to a very low 35°C/95°F - should feel like a hot summer day inside) for 20 minutes.
With a wet hands, inside the bowl for around 5 minutes until somewhat smooth. Cover and rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
Fold the dough a few times over itself and rest for another 30 minutes in a warm place.