Ciabatta
- Sponge:
- 1 cup bread flour
- 1/2 cup warm fat-free milk (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
- 1/4 cup warm water (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- Dough:
- 3 1/2 cups bread flour, divided
- 1/2 cup semolina or pasta flour
- 3/4 cup warm water (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
- 1/2 cup warm fat-free milk (100u0b0 to 110u0b0)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 package dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 3 tablespoons semolina or pasta flour, divided
- To prepare sponge, lightly spoon 1 cup flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine 1 cup flour and next 4 ingredients (1 cup flour through 1 package of yeast) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Cover; chill 12 hours.
- To prepare dough, let sponge stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Lightly spoon 3 1/2 cups bread flour and 1/2 cup semolina flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Add 3 cups bread flour, 1/2 cup semolina flour, 3/4 cup warm water, 1/2 cup warm milk, salt, and 1 package yeast to sponge, and stir well to form a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes), and add enough of remaining bread flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands. Divide dough in half.
- Working with 1 portion at a time (cover remaining dough to prevent drying), roll each into a 13 x 5-inch oval. Place, 3 inches apart, on a large baking sheet sprinkled with 2 tablespoons semolina flour. Taper ends of dough to form a "slipper." Sprinkle 1 tablespoon semolina flour over dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85u0b0), free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 425u0b0.
- Uncover dough. Bake at 425u0b0 for 18 minutes or until the loaves are lightly browned and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/ciabatta (may not work)