Ciabatta (Part 2)

This bread was amazing and so easy to make, you can easily impress at a dinner party with very little effort.

Further Ingredients:
250g Bread Flour
10g yeast
190ml water
12g salt

To finish the bread, add the flour and yeast to the bread mixture and mix well. Gradually add the rest of the water, when the water has nearly been added, add the salt and mix together for a further 5 mins, until sticky dough formed.

Transfer the dough into a large oiled bowl and leave to rise for 1 hour

Transfer dough to a heavily floured work surface and leave to rest for a further 30 mins.

Preheat oven to 240c

Cut the dough into 3 strips and stretch them out to make long flat ciabatta loafs. Mine got a bit skinny so I made fat ciabatta sticks (which we actually great - like the ones that you can buy in woolworths).

Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and leave for 10 mins.

Transfer the dough to the oven to bake for 25 minutes, or until risen and golden brown.

Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

We had these for lunch and they were very very good, would be great as a accompliment bread
to a starter, soup, pasta dish, or just for lunch with good ham and cheese.

(sorry no pics as we eat them too quick)