Easy Homemade Ciabatta Bread
Homemade ciabatta bread is surprisingly easy and takes very little hands-on time. The no-knead bread makes fantastic sandwiches. Split it in half horizontally for panini-style sandwiches.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: Bread, Yeast Bread, Italian Food
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- 1 1/2 cups water (12 ounces)
- 3 cups flour (13 1/2 ounces)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the water, yeast, flour, and salt. Stir to make a soft dough. Sprinkle the top of the dough with 1 tablespoon of flour.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a kitchen tea towel and place in a warm, draft free place for about 1 1/2 hours, or until doubled in bulk.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle liberally with flour.
- Scrape the dough out onto the parchment paper and use a board scraper to shape the dough into an oblong loaf. Sprinkle the top of the dough with more flour and cover with a tea towel until the oven has preheated.
- Heat the oven to 425 F. Place a small pan of hot water in the bottom of the oven to create steam. Alternatively, when baking the bread, spritz the bottom of the oven with water a few times early in the baking.
- Bake the ciabatta for about 25 minutes. If you have a good instant-read thermometer, the internal temperature should be around 200 F to 210 F.
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