I scoured the internet for a good ciabatta recipe, but couldn’t find one that worked. I just wanted it to look the same as Paul Hollywood’s. So, I figured it out all on my lonesome. Below is the best recipe I could come up with.
Ingredients:
- 1tsp yeast
- 1 cup of warm water
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 tsp salt
- olive oil (just enough to brush over the loaves once they go in the oven)
- a spray bottle full of water
- a whole lot of patience and time
Recipe Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and line a baking dish with parchment paper
- Add 1tsp yeast, 1tsp salt, and 1 cup of lukewarm water to a bowl
- Stir until the yeast dissolves and the mixture smells yeasty
- Add 2 cups of flour to the wet mixture and stir until just combined
- Cover with plastic wrap and place on top of the preheated oven to proof for a total of 2 hours
- Uncover the dough every 30 mins and fold it over itself for 8 folds; do this a total of 3 times within the 2 hours of proofing, and make sure to cover with the plastic wrap after each set of folding
- After the full 2 hours of proofing and folding, tip the bowl over and let the dough gently fall unto a heavily floured surface
- Separate the dough into 4 even pieces
- Gently stretch each piece of dough into a rectangle and then roll it in on itself, being careful to maintain air bubbles
- Shape the four pieces of dough into squares (use a lot of flour so it doesn’t stick to your hands)
- Cover with a cloth and let proof for a final 45 mins
- After the final proofing, transfer the dough to the lined baking dish
- Lightly brush the dough with olive oil
- Place the loaves in the 450 degree F oven and immediately spritz with water before closing, so as to create steam
- Bake for 20 mins
- After 20 mins, open the oven and spritz again with water
- Bake an additional 10 mins
- Remove from the oven and tap the bottom of the bread to make sure it’s done
- Allow to cool
- Enjoy! 🙂 ❤ xoxoxo
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