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Ciabatta

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Ciabatta is a small, very soft Italian bread. The name means "slipper". It normally takes a long time to prepare as a special leaven called "biga" is used, but this simplified version is quicker and just as good.

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Last modified on: October 24^th 2017

For 15 Ciabattas, you will need:

• 0 200 ml milk
• 1 150 ml water
• 2 9 g salt
• 3 15 g caster sugar
• 4 50 ml olive oil
• 5 500 g flour
• 6 20 g yeast
• 7 a little milk
• Total weight: 944 grams

Change these quantities to make: 5 Ciabattas 15 Ciabattas 30 Ciabattas 45 Ciabattas

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
1 hour 1 min.	2 hours	20 min.	3 hours 21 min.

At what time?

• When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Keeping:

Several days in a towel bag.

Step by step recipe

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Stage 1 - 5 min.

Pour 200 ml milk, 150 ml water, 9 g salt, 15 g caster sugar and 50 ml olive oil into a pan, and warm over gentle heat.

You can also melt all these ingredients in a bowl in the microwave for 1 minute.

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Stage 2 - 3 min.

Tip 500 g flour and 20 g yeast into the bowl of a food processor, then add the warmed liquid.

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Stage 3 - 6 min.

Knead on minimum speed for 5 to 8 minutes, until the dough is evenly mixed and elastic.

Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.

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Stage 4 - 5 min.

Tip out onto the worktop without flour, and stretch...

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Stage 5 - 5 min.

... then fold back on itself a number of times.

You can see how to do this in the recipe for leavened bread which has videos showing the movement.

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Stage 6 - 2 hours

Next place the dough in a bowl, cover with a plastic sheet, and leave in a warm place until doubled in volume, which will take 2-3 hours.

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Stage 7 - 5 min.

After this time, tip the dough out onto the worktop, press to expell the CO₂ gas that has formed, and shape into a ball.

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Stage 8 - 10 min.

Cut the ball of dough into smaller pieces of about 50 g.

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Stage 9 - 10 min.

Then roll each piece under your hand to make a nice ball and place on a baking sheet, as shown in this short video.

You will see that you should try to keep both thumb and little finger straight (these roll the ball), and the other 3 fingers curved over the top.

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Stage 10 - 5 min.

The dough is very sticky, which is quite normal, but means that they risk sticking to the plastic sheet when covered again.

This little trick will help to avoid this: place a glass in the middle of each sheet between the rolls...

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Stage 11 - 2 min.

And lay the plastic sheet over the glasses, so that the dough does not stick to it.

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Stage 12 - 5 min.

Leave the rolls to rise and double in volume for 1 or 2 hours in a warm place.

Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

Just before baking, brush the rolls with a little milk to help them brown.

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Stage 13 - 20 min.

Cook for about 20 minutes until golden brown, then leave to cool on a wire rack.

Remarks

Ciabattas are great on their own, but you can use them to make delicious sandwiches, or for hamburgers.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,441 Kcal or 10,220 Kj	63 gr	400 gr	66 gr
122 %	24 %	38 %	10 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
259 Kcal or 1,084 Kj	7 gr	42 gr	7 gr
13 %	3 %	4 %	1 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
163 Kcal or 682 Kj	4 gr	27 gr	4 gr
8 %	2 %	3 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

• For 15 Ciabattas : 1.56 €
• Per Ciabatta : 0.10 €

Change currency:

Note : These prices are only approximate.

Source

Home made.

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