World's greatest Italian Ciabatta bread with large holes

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For several years I've been struggling to make the perfect Italian ciabatta bread. But now I finally got it. There is no need for great skills in a kitchen, just put all the ingredients in - mix a bit, and your ready to go... (Energy: Total 2,726 kCal, or 341 kCal per person).

·published 2017-02-21

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Servings

['3', '3 ciabatta breads']

Total time

30 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

652 kcal

Ingredients (4)

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800 gram wheat flour ((12 grams of protein per 100 grams or above))
700 gram waterwater
18 gram salt ((fine))salt
1 bit of Yeast ((small ball approximate 4-5 grams))

Instructions (10 steps)

0112-18 hours before baking: Dissolve the yeast in water together with the salt.
02Mix the flour into the water. No need to knead the dough. Just make sure that the flour is wet (20 seconds).
03Put the bowl on the kitchen table for 12-18 hours with a bit of plastic on top (look at the pictures). Extremely simple.
04The Baking / Bread-making: Turn on the oven 15-20 minutes before working with the dough to make sure it very hot. Put the oven heat to the maximum about 5-600 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have a fan-assisted oven then use that.
05Cover the table in wheat flour (see pictures). Then pour out the dough. It very "wet", which means that you may only touch it very briefly or else it will be very sticky.

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