Ciabatta. This easy recipe for Ciabatta Bread will give you a rustic Italian bread with just the use of a stand mixer. No kneading is required for this classic ciabatta bread. Ciabatta bread is a classic Italian style bread that translates to mean “slipper bread” due to the shape of the loaves.
Far from the golden domed boules or slender baguettes, this No two loaves or rolls of ciabatta ever turn out quite the same. This is something I love about this bread. Ciabatta means ‘slipper’ in Italian and describes the appearance of this oval, flattish yeast bread with an open texture and a crisp, floury crust. You can cook Ciabatta using 5 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Ciabatta
- Prepare 350 g of strong bread flour.
- Prepare 150 g of semolina flour.
- You need 475-485 g of water at room temperature.
- You need 15 g of fresh or 2 tsp instant yeast.
- Prepare 15 g of salt.
Ciabatta is often used as the base for bruschetta. This ciabatta, meaning “slipper,” which the loaves resemble, is a classic Italian bread. This ciabatta recipe for traditional Italian bread is made the authentic way with a biga, or starter, and turns out a loaf. Authentic Italian ciabatta bread recipe or Slipper Bread originally from the Veneto made with an overnight starter & cooked on a pizza stone.
Ciabatta step by step
- Best to use a standing mixer for the dough, as it’s really runny. Fix the paddle attachment first and only swap for the dough hook if the dough starts ‘climbing’ up the paddle. If making it by hand, have scrapers at the ready, nags of patience and lots of flour to dust over the work surface..
- Place the flours in the mixer’s bowl, add the yeast and give it a quick mix. Stir in the salt. Add the water and mix briefly to rough dough, then let it rest for 10 minutes..
- Now beat it at high speed for at least 10 minutes (change the paddle to hook if you have the climbing problem), until it stops sticking to the sides and the bottom of the bowl, looks elastic and stringy. Cover and leave in a warm place to triple in volume, about 2 hours..
- Flour the work surface generously and turn the dough out. Using scrapers or two palette knives divide the dough into four pieces and shift them as much apart as you can so they don’t meld together again while proving. Spray the pieces with oil and dust liberally with flour. Let them prove for 40 minutes..
- Preheat the oven to maximum (250C/500F) and line two baking trays with parchment – or you can bake the bread in two batches. Scrape each piece of dough gently off the surface and stretch it with well-floured hands into a 25 – 30cm oblong loaf. Flip the loaves onto the baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes until dark golden and crusty..
The Best Ciabatta Sandwich Recipes on Yummly Blue Cheese And Turkey On Ciabatta Sandwich, Caribbean Pork Sandwich, Italian Ciabatta Sandwich. This soft, chewy ciabatta with huge pockets in the crumb is an absolute dream! DH and I buy at least one loaf a week of ciabatta and eat it with olive oil. The night before, make the biga (see tip, below).