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I used ChatGPT AI to generate this recipe and instructions. Generally, my process would be a bit different with more fermentation and care to the time to allow the gluten to be stronger and more gas pockets to develop. The idea of this recipe is for anyone to easily and quickly create ciabatta bread at home in a couple of hours with minimal effort. I am certain this has been accomplished!! The taste is amazing.
Ciabatta is a great bread, which was invented in 1982 by Arnaldo Cavallar with the idea of competing with the French baguette. He succeeded!!!
I hope you enjoy this recipe and be sure to let me know how your fast and easy ciabatta turned out!
CIABATTA Bread
A very simple and fast recipe for creating ciabatta at home.
Ingredients
- 500 g All-Purpose Flour
- 400 ml Warm Water
- 25 g Fresh Yeast (8g dry)
- 10 g Salt
- 2 tsp Sugar This will feed the yeast
Instructions
Prefermentation
- Put 100ml of warm water in a bowl then add the yeast and sugar. Give this a good mix to incorporate all of the ingredients
- Add 20g of flour and give this a good mix.
- Let rise for 15 minutes in warm place
Creating the Ciabatta dough
- Sift 480g of flour into your mixer bowl
- Add the prefermentation & salt
- Mix for three minutes on low and then increase the speed to medium and mix for five more minutes
- Lighly oil bowl and add the mixed dough to it
- Let rest for 15 minutes
- Preheat oven to 250c (480f) or as close as you can get
- Insert pan in bottom of the oven to hold water for steaming
Stretch-and-fold & Baking
- Do the first stretch-and-fold of the dough by pulling the sides into the center. Maybe 6 times as you work your way around the dough.
- Cover and let rest for 15 minutes
- Repeat the previous two steps three more times for a total of four stretch-and-folds with the dough.
- Cover and let rest for 15-30 minutes.
- Shape the dough gently to not remove any of the gas and then cut into pieces to put on your baking tray. I recommend having parchment paper under the dough.
- Cover and let sit for 15-30 minutes while waiting for oven to heat
- Add 1 cup of water to put in oven. Note, it will be hot so be careful!
- Put the bread in the oven and bake until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let cool before eating.. if you can wait that long 🙂
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