Recipe: Salami Dough Balls
Makes enough for 2 batches of 24 dough balls.
Ingredients
500g strong white bread flour
1 tsp salt flakes
½ tsp sugar
1 x 7 g sachet of dried yeast
Salami slices
Mozzarella ball
Method
Heat oven to 180 degrees
Put flour + salt in large bowl, making a central well
Add yeast to 325ml lukewarm water, mix well and leave for a few minutes
Pour yeast mix into well and mix in flour
Draw into a ball and knead for 10 minutes on a lightly floured surface. V hard work!!
Put in lightly oiled bowl in a warm place to prove for 45 minutes. It should double in size
Split dough in half, freezing half for another occasion
Roll out remaining dough into a sausage shape and divide into 24 pieces
Flatten each piece and insert salami +/- 1 cm cube mozzarella. Roll into ball to cover filling
Place balls on lightly oiled baking sheet approx 1 cm apart – heart shape if you are feeling in a Valentine’s mood
Bake in oven for around 10 minutes until golden brown