Ingredients
- 1 1/8 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
[With a bread machine simply combine everything and have it mix it as well as a rise in the machine]
For us normal folk....
Mix water with yeast and sugar.
Add oil to water/yeast/sugar.
Combine salt with flour.
Begin mixing flour/salt into the liquid mixture.
Kneed until smooth and elastic. [Kitchen Aid can speed this up a bit]
Place in a greased bowl and allow to rise for 1-3 hours OR until doubled [OR until you've lost patience ;-) ]
On a floured surface:
Roll into a snake/rope and cut into same size pieces. I'd suggest 8...cut it in half and then each half in half and in half again.
Roll into 6-8 inch circles [and if you're Simon as thin as you can make it :-) ]
Allow to rest for 20 minutes on a floured surface while the oven is heating.
Preheat to 500 degrees F. (260 C)
Either bake on a (preheated) tray or on the rack directly. (rack toward the bottom of the oven)
Bake three or so at a time.
Bake 4 minutes, flip and bake 2 min.
Gently push down puff when pulled out of the oven.
Cover with a damp paper towel, or place in a bag (this allows them to soften slightly).
Store in the fridge or freezer to increase longevity (a few days-- a couple months in the freezer)
[I've never tested long-term storage...we ate them too quickly.]
