An olive oil sandwich loaf or pizza base. This simple recipe makes a delicious bread for sandwiches or use to make thin crust pizzas.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 35 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 65 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Ingredients

  • 3-4 cups bread flour
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 flax egg
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons quick rise yeast and.5 teaspoon active yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Method

  1. Warm 1/4 cup water and add suagr and yeast to it. Mix well and keep aside for 10 minutes or until frothy.
  2. Grease the mixer bowl and add in the flours, salt and pepper. Mix well.
  3. Add in the oil, water and yeast mixture and knead for 10-12 minutes(batches of 3-4 minutes and then scrape the bowl and wait for the mixer to cool a little if too warm)
  4. Dough should be soft and pliable and non sticky.
  5. Place dough in well oiled container, covered with plastic wrap in a warm place for 1.5 hours
  6. Punch dough down and roll into 1/8th inch pizza base or shape into a loaf.

To Bake Bread Loaf

  1. Place loaf in well oiled bread pan and cover with a kitchen towel. Let rise for half an hour. Bake loaf at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

To Make Pizza Base

  1. If making pizza base, place the rolle dout base on greased parchment and let rise for 15 minutes before topping it up. Bake thin crust pizza at 425 degrees F for 10-12 minutes!

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.