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Ciabatta #3

Ciabatta #3 — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• Sponge
• 0.5 tsp Yeast
• 0.6667 cup Water
• 1.0 cup Bread Flour Yeast Mixture

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   NOTE: This is messy, but worth the effort. Try not to add extra flour until you've tried the recipe as is. (Additional flour will cause the texture to be more like that of French bread than of this feathery light loaf.) The dough should spring up in the oven and give you a nicely rounded bread, even though it may look flat after the second rising.

2. 2

   SPONGE: Dissolve 1/2 tsp. yeast in 2/3 cup warm water. Add 1 cup