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Turkish Pide Dough Bread

I found this on the food channel site (australian) and made this today for visitors tonight. I don't have a mixer with a dough hook, so kneaded it on my bench top for 20 minutes. It was very sticky but a tiny bit of flour sprinkled over the bench made it very easy to work.

Steps

Dissolve the yeast and sugar in 125 ml of the warm water and set aside in a warm place for about 10 minutes until frothy.
Use your fingers to work 90g of the flour into the yeast to make a sloppy paste.
Sprinkle lightly with a little more flour , then cover with a tea towel and set aside in a warm place for 30 minutes to form a sponge.
Put the remaining flour and the salt into a large bowl.
Make a well in the centre and add the sponge , oil and remaining water.
Use your fingers to work it to a soft , sloppy dough.
Dont panic: it is meant to be very sticky !.
Transfer to an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook and knead on a low speed for 1015 minutes until very smooth and springy.
Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl , then cover with a damp tea towel and leave to rest at room temperature for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
When ready to bake the bread , preheat the oven to its highest setting with two pizza stones or oiled baking sheets in it.
Divide the dough in two , the.

Ingredients

dried yeast, caster sugar, warm water, bread flour, salt, olive oil, egg, milk, nigella seeds