| Many people who enjoy making their own panini | | | | oil to it, and warm the mixture gently. When |
| want to take it to the next level. They not only | | | | warmed, remove from heat. |
| create these super sandwiches themselves, but also | | | | Add half a cup of chopped black olives and a whole |
| actually use panini bread recipes to make their own | | | | room-temperature egg to the dough mix. Add the |
| bread! Even though it's easy to find good bread in | | | | water-oil mixture to the dry ingredients little by little, |
| stores - and of course it is of course simpler to use | | | | mixing gently with an electric mixer until smooth |
| the ready made stuff - it's easier for those who | | | | (there should be no lumps). While continuing to beat |
| bake their own bread to guarantee quality, especially | | | | the mixture, slowly stir in an additional 1¾ cup |
| if they are in places where good bread may be hard | | | | flour, little by little, until the dough begins to pull away |
| or impossible to find. Also, for those people who | | | | from the sides of the bowl. |
| really love creating stuff, it can be really satisfying to | | | | Prepare a surface for kneading by cleaning it |
| do so. | | | | thoroughly and flouring the surface to prevent the |
| For those of you who've been interested to try | | | | dough from sticking. Remove the dough from the |
| making your own bread for panini but have been put | | | | bowl, place it on the surface, and knead in an |
| off by the supposed complexity of doing so, take | | | | additional ½ cup flour. Cover the dough with |
| heart. It's not as hard as it may seem actually, and, | | | | your mixing bowl and allow it to rest ten minutes. |
| as I've mentioned above, it can be both fun and | | | | Now place the dough on a lightly greased baking |
| deeply satisfying. | | | | sheet. Using a rolling pin, roll it out gently to a circle 12 |
| Here is a great recipe for baking your own bread for | | | | inches in diameter. Cover the dough circle with a |
| use in panini. It's relatively simple as breadmaking | | | | clean towel and let it rest for 45 minutes. |
| goes and aromatic thanks to the inclusion of a little | | | | After resting, uncover the dough and, using a fork, |
| rosemary, and the olive bits will accentuate the flavor | | | | poke holes in it at 1½-inch intervals. Brush the |
| no end. | | | | dough with ¼ cup of olive oil, and bake it at |
| Sift together a cup of all-purpose flour, half a | | | | 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 205 degrees Centigrade |
| teaspoon of salt, a tablespoon of dry yeast and half | | | | until light golden in color (around 15-30 minutes). Cool |
| a teaspoon of white sugar. Pour a cup of water into | | | | before using. |
| a saucepan and add three tablespoons of vegetable | | | | |