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    Small Batch Ciabatta

    Easy Small Batch Ciabatta Rolls

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    Bread
    Prep Time: (+3 hours rising time + 20 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Servings: Yield: 4 ciabatta rolls

    Ingredients:
    1 teaspoon instant yeast
    240 grams water, at room temperature (approximately 1 cup)
    300 grams all-purpose flour (approximately 2.5 cups)
    1 teaspoon salt

    Directions:
    Prepare the Dough (1 hour rise time):
    In small cup, dissolve instant yeast in lukewarm water and stir to mix together (the mixture should start to bubble and develop a yeasty aroma). Let it sit for 2 minutes.
    In a large bowl, add flour and salt. Pour in yeast mixture and whisk until fully combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl (there should be no dry flour particles visible). The mixture is very sticky and wet, with an 80% hydration (flour to water ratio).
    Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour (Note that a higher room temperature will speed up the fermentation process and will cause the dough to rise faster).
    Apply some water onto your hands and stretch and fold the dough in the bowl by folding the edges into the centre, one edge at a time. Wet hands make it easier to work with the dough and it should take you less than a minute to fold all 4 sides. Cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
    Repeat this stretch and fold step, then cover with plastic wrap and let the dough rest for another 30 minutes. Then, repeat the stretch and fold step a final time and let it rest for another 30 minutes. After 3 rounds of stretch and folds with 30 minute resting periods, the dough will rise and approximately double in size.
    Transfer dough to a floured surface. Note that the dough will still be very sticky and that is okay. Sprinkle dough with a little flour and shape it into a rectangle by gently pulling the dough from underneath. Be careful not to press the dough because the air holes trapped inside might get squeezed out.
    Roll the dough into a log and press the edge to seal. Divide the rolled dough into 4-5 equal parts, and place each piece at least two inches apart, onto a well-floured work surface. Let the dough rest for about 40 minutes. This is called the final proofing.
    Carefully transfer each dough onto a parchment-lined 8x12-inch baking tray. Because the dough is still quite sticky, dust with flour to help with handling it. Set aside.
    Fill a baking pan with water and place it in the bottom of your oven. Preheat the oven to 420 F, and allow it to fill with steam from the water. When the oven is ready, slide the baking tray in and spray some water over the dough immediately. Bake for 20 minutes.
    Let the bread cool for 20 minutes. To check if the bread is done, you can tap the bottom of the bread with your finger. The bread will sound hollow when they are done.

    Notes:
    Total time for this recipe is 4 hours. The timing is broken down as follows: 10 minutes prep time, 3 hours and 10 minutes rising time, 20 minutes cook time, and 20 minutes cooling time.

    Nutrition:
    Fat: 0.8 g
    Calories: 276 calories
    Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
    Sodium: 585.8 mg
    Fiber: 2.3 g
    Cholesterol: 0 mg
    Carbohydrate: 57.6 g
    Sugar: 0.2 g
    Serving Size: 1 ciabatta roll
    Trans Fat: 0 g
    Protein: 8.2 g

    Source: https://www.aheadofthyme.com/easy-sm...iabatta-rolls/

    #2
    Next time I make bread I'm giving this a try. Looks good and I love Ciabatta.

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      #3
      Thank you SheilaAnn

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        #4
        Me likey...........
        and don't pay any attention to that trouble maker klflowers

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          #5
          Thanks. Saved. I'll be trying it soon.

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            #6
            Thank you! I have the ingredients on my shopping list for tomorrow. I have been very gluten insensitive for years, but having a chronic illness now that requires daily steroids, it seems I am tolerant again. My gluten issue was an autoimmune problem, so the steroids fixed apparently. I am beginning to try baking and flour things in general, and this seems a good place to begin! I love the sharing of recipes here, esp when things I might not find or try on my own.

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              #7
              I'm going to start this tonight but I'm going to take a portion of the water and flour and use it to make a 100% hydration sourdough pre-ferment, similar to a poolish. I'll add the dry yeast to the pre-ferment about an hour before I make the final dough. I'll add the salt and the rest of the flour and water tomorrow morning. I'm hoping for a nice complex flavor from the sourdough culture and the yeast when done. I'm also making some sourdough sandwich bread and maybe a few baguettes. I will be using my San Francisco culture for all of these.
              Last edited by 58limited; February 14, 2025, 06:17 PM.

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                #8
                I just pulled these from the oven. Wow! Great oven spring. I rushed the process a little because the pre-ferment used quite a bit of the flour bill and was really active. I added the yeast when I added the salt and the rest of the flour and water. This was a very wet dough but was not hard to handle at all. They took about 30 minutes to cook.

                What I did using the recipe posted by SheilaAnn :

                Pre-Ferment the night before:

                150g flour
                150g water
                25g active levain (50/50 water and flour)

                This morning:

                1 t yeast
                5g salt
                78g water*
                138g flour*

                * - Recipe amount minus what was used in the pre-ferment. For my calculations I also took into account the flour and water in the 25g of levain: about 12.5 grams each but I rounded down to 12 grams each.

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                Did not get the big open crumb that ciabatta is known for but the favor is outstanding. Edit: on reviewing the recipe web page and the associated youtube video my crumb is similar to theirs but I got a much better oven spring. Maybe that was because after cutting each roll to size I sealed the cut ends, they didn't do that in their video.

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                Had to make a sandwich: leftover flank streak with Katz mustard and provolone cheese.

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                I will revisit this recipe again, its great as is but I'll let the rolls proof longer to see if I get a more open crumb. There were big bubbles showing under the surface so I thought it was ready for the oven.
                Last edited by 58limited; February 15, 2025, 03:02 PM.

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                • SheilaAnn
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                  58limited Love it! They make a good sandwich, huh? Sturdy enough for pastrami or a burger, but light enough for a simple chicken salad or friend egg sandwich.

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