CIABATTA
This ciabatta recipe for traditional Italian bread is made the authentic way with a biga, or starter, and turns out a loaf that's incredible on its own or in a sandwich.
Provided by Carol Field
Categories Sides
Time 4h20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- If making the bread in a stand mixer: Stir the yeast into the milk in a mixer bowl; let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Add the water, oil, and biga (be sure to weigh the biga, don't just measure it by volume) and mix with the paddle until blended. Mix the flour (be sure to weigh the flour, don't just measure it by volume) and salt, add to the bowl, and mix for 2 to 3 minutes. Change to the dough hook and knead for 2 minutes at low speed, then 2 minutes at medium speed. The dough will be very sticky. Knead briefly on a well-floured surface, adding as little flour as possible, until the dough is still sticky but beginning to show evidence of being velvety, supple, springy, and moist. (If the dough seems almost impossibly sticky to work with, reread the headnote above from author Carol Field.) If making the bread in a food processor: Stir the yeast into the milk in a large bowl; let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. Add 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons of cold water, the oil, and the biga (be sure to weigh the biga, don't just measure it by volume) and mix, squeezing the biga between your fingers to break it up. Place the flour (be sure to weigh the flour, don't just measure it by volume) and salt in the food processor fitted with the dough blade and pulse several times to sift the ingredients. With the machine running, pour the biga mixture through the feed tube and process until the dough comes together. The dough will be very sticky. Process about 45 seconds longer to knead. Finish kneading on a well-floured surface until the dough is still sticky but beginning to show signs of being velvety, supple, moist, and springy. (If the dough seems almost impossibly sticky to work with, reread the headnote above from author Carol Field.)
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise at room temperature until doubled, about 1 1/4 hours. The dough should be full of air bubbles, supple, elastic, and sticky.
- Turn the dough onto a generously floured surface and cut it into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a cylinder, then stretch each cylinder into a rectangle about 10 by 4 inches, pulling with your fingers to get each portion of dough long and wide enough.
- Generously flour 4 pieces of parchment paper placed on peels or upside-down baking sheets. Place each loaf, seam side up, on a piece of parchment. Dimple the loaves vigorously with your fingertips or knuckles so that they won't rise too much. The dough will look heavily pockmarked, but it is very resilient, so don't be concerned.
- Cover the loaves loosely with damp towels and let rise until puffy but not doubled in size, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. The loaves will look flat and definitely unpromising, but rest assured that they will rise more in the oven.
- About 30 minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and slide 2 baking stones on the center rack to heat. [Editor's Note: If, like us, you haven't yet bought yourself a baking stone, flip some large cast-iron skillets upside down and bake the bread on their bottoms. It ought to do the trick. It has for us.]
- Just before baking the bread, sprinkle the stones with cornmeal. Carefully invert each loaf onto a stone. If the dough sticks a bit to the parchment, just gently work it free from the paper. If you need to, you can leave the paper on and remove it 10 minutes into baking.
- Bake the ciabatta for a total of 20 to 25 minutes, spraying the oven 3 times with water in the first 10 minutes. Transfer the loaves to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 86 kcal, Carbohydrate 17 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 145 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g
RUSTIC COUNTRY BREAD
Make and share this Rustic Country Bread recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Gingerbear
Categories Yeast Breads
Time P1DT35m
Yield 1 large loaf
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast, milk, sugar, 1/4 cup semolina flour, whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup bread flour.
- Whisk until creamy and smooth.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature 12 to 24 hours.
- Place dough in a large bowl of a heavy-duty mixer fitted with a paddle.
- Add remaining yeast, water, salt, butter and 1 cup bread flour.
- Beat at medium speed 3 minutes, or until smooth.
- Add remaining flour at low speed, 1/2 cup at a time, until soft dough is formed.
- Dough will just clear sides of bowl.
- (Process can also be done by hand in a large bowl.) Switch to a dough hook and continue mixing about 3 to 4 minutes, adding flour 1 Tablespoon at a time.
- (If kneading by hand, turn dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead 5 to 7 minutes, adding flour 1 Tablespoon at a time as necessary.) Dough should barely hold its shape.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning once to coat.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until tripled, about 2 hours.
- Gently deflate dough, turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and form into a round ball or oblong loaf.
- Roll lightly in flour and place on a baking sheet sprinkled with semolina flour.
- (Or, place dough in a greased 12" x 5" x 3 1/2" loaf pan.) Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise until puffy, about 45 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 475° for at least 30 minutes.
- Make a slit in top of loaf with a serrated knife.
- Bake at 475° for 10 minutes, 400° for 15 minutes, and 325° for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Loaf is done when slightly domed and browned.
- Cool on a rack.
- Makes 1 large loaf.
- Note: Dough can also be shaped into flatbread, breadsticks or rolls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 2435.8, Fat 38.1, SaturatedFat 20.3, Cholesterol 85.5, Sodium 7108.3, Carbohydrate 449.3, Fiber 23.1, Sugar 38.9, Protein 71.2
RUSTIC COUNTRY LOAF
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Provided by lauralie41
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 3h5m
Yield 1 plump loaf
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Line one heavy sheet pan with parchment and dust with cornmeal.
- Dissolve the yeast in 1/3 cup of warm (100-110 F) water and sugar. Allow to rise for 10 minutes.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir with wooden spoon to combine. Make a well in the center and slowly add warm water, and yeast mixture. With a heavy wooden spoon, stir mixture until it forms a sticky dough that clings to spoon.
- Using clean, floured hands remove dough from spoon and bowl and place on lightly floured work surface. With both hands knead dough until it is slightly smooth. If dough still remains sticky add a little flour and mix inches Form the dough into a ball and put it back in mixing bowl. Cover with a kitchen towel, let rise in warm place for about one hour or until dough doubles in size.
- When dough has doubled in size, punch it down and return dough to bowl for an additional half hour to rise.
- After the half hour remove the dough and punch it down again. Knead slightly and form back into a ball tucking ends underneath. Place dough on parchment lined sheet pan, cover with kitchen towel, let rise again for 30 to 40 minutes until almost doubled in size.
- While dough is rising, preheat over to 425 degrees.
- When dough has risen, lightly dust with flour and place dough on middle rack in hot oven. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until bread is a deep golden brown. Remove loaf and place on rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1805.5, Fat 7.4, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 2931.3, Carbohydrate 376.6, Fiber 25.7, Sugar 1.5, Protein 58.6
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