Authentic Ciabatta Bread
Make authentic ciabatta bread at home with this recipe! Ciabatta bread is a classic Italian style bread that translates to mean “slipper bread” due to the shape of the loaves. Ciabatta is a chewy and uniquely moist bread made with a preferment called a biga, which greatly enhances the flavor of the bread.
Source: Red Star® Yeast
Ingredients
- plus 6 tablespoons bread flour
- plus 1 tablespoon water
- teaspoon Platinum Yeast
- of salt
- Biga
- plus 1 1/2 tablespoons bread flour
- teaspoon kosher salt
- Cornmeal or semolina for dusting