Italian

Silvia’s Masterclass

From

Silvia’s Masterclass

season

1

No-Knead Dinner Rolls

With

Silvia Colloca

No-Knead Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

  • 450 gr of Mulino Caputo ‘00’ flour

    ● 7 gr of dry yeast

    ● 350 ml water at room temperature

    ● 1 tablespoon olive oil

    ● 2 teaspoons of salt

    ● Serve with sliced ox heart tomato and Floridia stracciatella

Method

1. Bring the oven temperature to to 220C. Line 2 large baking trays.

2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, yeast, water ,oil and yeast. When the yeast is well incorporated, add the salt.

3. Mix with a spatula or wooden spoon until combined. It will be sticky and wet. Put in an oiled bowl to rest for 1 hour, then stretch it with wet hands and fold it onto itself and leave to rest, covered with a damp tea towel. It will take 2-3 hours to rise, depending on the temperature of the room. Once the dough has proven, you will notice that lovely air bubbles will have formed. They hold the secret to the formation of those coveted holes. Tip the dough onto a floured bench, roll into a log (it will be soft and sticky) and cut into 10 pieces. Flatten each piece into a disk, then roll into balls . Place them onto the baking trays lined with parchment paper, sprinkle with flour and allow to rise at room temp for 30-45 minutes.

4. Place the bread trays into the hot oven. Place a deep baking tray to the bottom of the oven and add 2 cups of water. Close the oven door and bake for 30 minutes or until risen, golden and the bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Cool at room temperature over a wire rack before eating.

5. Slice rolls in half. Top with tomato slices, season with salt flakes, drizzle of oil and a spoonful of stracciatella.

Silvia Colloca

Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born food writer, opera singer, TV producer and host. She has authored seven cookbooks, including Silvia’s Cucina, Made in Italy, La Dolce Vita, Love, Laugh, Bake!, Simple Italian (2024), and The Italian Homecook (2025), all published by Penguin.

Silvia’s most recent television work is Silvia’s Italian Masterclass (Channel 10), with its latest season airing in October 2025. The series is currently funding for Season 4. She has also appeared as a special guest on SBS’s Mastermind in 2025. Her earlier TV credits include the SBS Food series Cook Like an Italian, which has screened internationally across three seasons, as well as Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca (SBS), filmed on location in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions and earning her a 2015 TV WEEK Logie Award nomination for Best New Talent. She also co-wrote, co-produced and hosted the ABC prime-time series Silvia’s Italian Table in 2016.

Outside of food and television, Silvia has enjoyed a career as a celebrated opera singer and actress. In 2022, she released her debut solo classical album with Universal Music, which topped the Classical Charts for over 20 weeks. That same year, she performed with Andrea Bocelli at his Sydney concert, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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