Just thought I'd share with you all this fab recipe from the Hairy Bikers, Bakeation series (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/prosciutto_mozzarella_87370)which we tried out the other day. It was delicious so well worth a try.
Prosciutto, Mozzarella and Basil Stromboli
Ingredients
For the dough
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- 450 g/ white flour plus extra for dusting
- 50 g/1oz semolina
- 1 x 7 g/¾oz sachet of fast-action dried yeast
- 2 tsp flaked sea salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra
for greasing
- 325 ml/11 fl oz warm water
For the filling
2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 8 slices of prosciutto
- 125g/4½oz mozzarella
- large handful fresh basil leaves
- flaked sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- Method
- To make the dough, sift the flour into a large
bowl and stir in the yeast. Mix the sea salt and olive oil with the water
and stir into the flour. Mix with a large wooden spoon until the dough
comes together and forms a soft, spongy ball.
- Transfer the dough to a lightly floured
surface and knead it for five minutes until smooth. Place the dough into a
bowl, cover with lightly oiled cling film and leave it for about an hour
in a warm place or until it has doubled in size.
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Knead dough till smooth and elastic |
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place dough in greased bowl and place in warm place to prove |
- While the dough is rising, make the tomato
sauce. Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil in a nonstick frying pan and
fry the onion over a low heat for five minutes until softened and lightly
browned. Stir regularly and add the garlic for the last minute of the
cooking time.
- Tip the tomatoes into the pan and add the oregano and caster
sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Place over a fairly high heat and cook
the sauce for 5–8 minutes until very thick, stirring constantly. Remove
the pan from the heat and leave the sauce to cool.
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The dough when risen |
- Roll out the dough on a lightly floured
surface into a rectangle measuring about 44cm x 32cm/17in x 13in.
- Spread the tomato mixture over the dough,
leaving a 2cm border around the edge. Lay the prosciutto in a single layer
over the sauce. Tear the mozzarella into small pieces and dot over the
prosciutto, then scatter the basil leaves on top.
- Tuck in the two short ends and roll the
stromboli up firmly to enclose the filling. Place it, seal-side down, on a
large baking sheet lined with baking parchment and leave to rise for 30
minutes.
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We had to give our stomboli a slight curve as we did not have a large enough baking tray |
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
- Brush the remaining oil over the dough, season
with a little more salt and pepper and bake the Stromboli for 25–30
minutes until well risen and golden brown.
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Doesn't that look yummy |
We had the Stromboli with salad and it was delicious