Recipe For Ciabatta – This Is How You Bake It Yourself

Homemade ciabatta: You need this for the recipe

You can bake four loaves of bread in the quantities given.

• For the dough, you need 450 g flour type 550 and 350 g flour type 405.
• 15 g of fresh yeast serves as a leavening agent.
• High-quality olive oil should not be missing. Measure out 5 tbsp.
• You need a total of 550 ml of lukewarm water for the dough.
• Also, add 2 teaspoons of salt.

Italian cuisine: how to make bread

In order for the ciabatta to be really fluffy, you must first prepare a pre-dough.

1. Measure 200ml of lukewarm water and dissolve 5g of the yeast in it. Put the 350 g flour type 405 in a bowl and add the water with the dissolved yeast. Use a mixer with a dough hook to prepare the pre-dough. Stir at medium speed for about three minutes.
2. This pre-dough must now rise at room temperature for 15 to 18 hours. Cover the bowl with a clean kitchen towel.
3. When the pre-dough is ready, dissolve the remaining 10 g of yeast in 350 ml of lukewarm water. Put the 450 g flour type 550 in a large bowl and add the pre-dough, the fresh yeast water, the olive oil, and the salt.
4. Mix the dough with the dough hook for about five minutes until smooth.
5. Divide the dough into two equal parts and let both halves rise separately in bowls and cover for another hour and a half.
6. After this time, form ciabatta bread from the halves of the dough. Do not knead the dough before shaping, otherwise, the loose structure of the bread will be lost.
7. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Halve the shaped loaves again in the middle. Place two loaves of bread on each baking sheet. Before the loaves go into the oven, you have to cover them for three-quarters of an hour.
8. Finally, dust the bread with a little flour and bake the trays one after the other at 225 degrees in a preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes each.
9. If the loaves are light brown, you can do the tapping test. If the loaves sound hollow, tap the bottom and they’re done.
10. Tip: The taste of ciabatta can be varied slightly. For example, you can use pitted black olives in the dough.