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1. All
Rights
Reserved
–
Merlin
Cottage
Kitchen
Recipe
Sheet
Title:
Ciabatta
Bread
(makes
1)
Recipe
For
the
starter:
• 2.5g
fresh
yeast
• 150ml
water
• 3
tablespoons
of
milk
• Pinch
of
sugar
• 150g
strong
bread
flour
For
the
dough:
• 8g
fresh
yeast
• 200ml
water
• 350g
strong
white
flour
• 20ml
olive
oil
• Pinch
of
salt
Method
• For
the
starter;
sprinkle
the
yeast
into
the
water
and
milk,
add
the
sugar
and
flour
to
form
a
lose
batter
and
leave
overnight.
• To
make
the
dough,
sprinkle
the
yeast
into
the
water
and
dissolve,
add
the
yeasted
water
and
olive
oil
to
the
starter
and
mix
well.
• Mix
salt
into
the
flour
and
add
to
the
yeasted
mix
to
make
a
wet
sticky
dough,
beat
with
a
spoon
for
about
5
minutes
until
the
dough
starts
to
leave
the
sides
of
the
bowl.
This
dough
is
too
soft
to
knead
by
hand.
• Cover
the
dough
with
a
clean
tea
towel
(leave
the
dough
in
the
bowl)
and
allow
it
to
rise
for
about
3
hours.
Don’t
knock
this
dough
back.
• Generously
flour
two
baking
sheets.

2. All
Rights
Reserved
–
Merlin
Cottage
Kitchen
• Divide
the
dough
in
half
using
a
scraper
and
use
your
hands
to
form
a
roughly
shaped
rectangular
loaf.
Dust
the
loaf
with
flour
and
neaten
by
tucking
the
edges
under
the
loaf
with
a
scrapper.
• Leave
uncovered
for
20
minutes,
the
loaf
will
spread
and
rise.
Bake
in
a
pre
heated
oven
at
220c
for
approximately
30
minutes.
• It
should
be
golden
and
sound
hollow
when
tapped.
Leave
to
cool
on
a
wire
rack
before
serving.
Tips
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