Same Day Ciabatta
Bake your own Italian slipper bread. This simple, same-day recipe will yield you 3 loaves of ciabatta bread with a golden, crispy crust and a soft, airy interior.
Ingredients
- ¼ t sugar
- 2 ½ cup warm water
- 2 ¼ t yeast
- 4 cups flour
- 1 t salt
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Mix the sugar, water, and yeast in a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
- Add the flour and salt to the yeast mixture and combine.
- Let it stand for 15 minutes.
- On a medium speed setting, mix for 6 minutes.
- Attach the dough hook and mix for an additional 6-7 minutes. The dough should be wet.
- Grease a bowl and and put the dough in it. Cover with a kitchen towel and let it rise for 2 hours.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and dust with flour.
- Pour out the dough onto a floured surface and divide it into 3 sections. The dough will be wet and sticky.
- Place the dough sections onto the baking sheet. Using wet hands, form the dough into loaves.
- Dust the loaves with flour. Cover with a kitchen towel and rise for another hour.
- Place a baking stone on the center rack of your oven and an empty pan on the bottom. Make sure the sides of the pan are tall enough to hold 1 cup of water. Preheat your oven to 400° F while the stone and pan are inside of it.
- When heated, pour the 1 cup of water into the bottom pan. Place the parchment paper with the dough directly on the baking stone.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.