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Dough

250 g	half-white flour
1 tsp	salt
½ parcel	dry yeast
1 ½ dl	water
2 tbsp	olive oil

To shape

100 g	Basilico tomato sauce
150 g	mozzarella, torn into pieces
150 g	ham
½ bunch	basil, leaves torn off
½ tbsp	dried oregano

How it's done

Dough

Mix the flour, salt and yeast in a bowl. Add the water and oil, mix and knead into a soft, smooth dough. Cover the dough and leave to rise at room temperature for approx. 1½ hrs. until doubled in size.

To shape

On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into a rectangle (approx. 25 x 40 cm), cover with the tomato sauce. Top with the mozzarella, ham, basil and oregano. Starting from one of the long edges, roll up the dough. Cut the roll in half lengthwise, braid the strands with the cut sides facing up, place in the prepared tin.

To bake

Approx. 40 mins. in the lower half of an oven preheated to 200°C. Remove from the oven, leave to cool completely on a rack.

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