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Marissa Bolden

Paprika Dough

A bold bread dough infused withpaprika and neutral oil, creating a base with subtle heat and versatile flavor perfect for pizza, rolls, or flatbreads.
Servings: 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Bread Flour
  • 1 Tbsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Yeast
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1.5 cups Warm Water
  • 2 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Tbsp Paprika not smoked

Method
 

  1. Combine vegetable oil and paprika, allow it to sit.
  2. Bloom the Yeast: In a separate bowl, combine yeast, sugar, and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  3. In a large bowl, combine salt and flour.
  4. Pour the oil mixture into the bloomed yeast mixture, then pour this into the flour mixture. Combine until a shaggy dough forms.
  5. Fold the dough over itself and let sit overnight.
  6. Preheat a Dutch oven with the lid on at 450°F for 30 minutes.
  7. Carefully remove the hot Dutch oven from the oven using oven mitts.
  8. Place the dough on parchment paper or a flour-lined pizza paddle, then transfer it into the Dutch oven.
  9. Cut a slit into the top of the dough.
  10. Cover and bake for 40 minutes.
  11. Remove the lid and continue baking for another 5-10 minutes, or until the bread sounds hollow when tapped, indicating it's fully cooked.
  12. Remove the bread from the oven and let it cool for 20 minutes before slicing.