Ciabatta bread

I could not believe how easy this was to make. I prefer 8 buns rather than a loaf but both work really well.

I like to use a container with a lid to my make my ciabatta dough, the same one i use for sour dough baking.

Ingredients:
325ml lukewarm water 
3g fast action yeast
50ml olive oil 
425g strong bread flour
10g salt 

-Water should be warm, once you’ve added all of the ingredients, use a spatula to bring it together the dough will be quite sticky.

-Allow the dough to rest for 30mins in a warm place. 

-After the 30 mins, dip your hands in water to avoid sticking and bring the dough together stretching and folding each corner of the dough.

-Rest for another 30mins

-Now repeat the stretching & folding again and allow to rest for another 30 mins.

-Make sure you flour the surfaces well, then use a floured bench scraper or a knife to cut the dough into rough rectangle shapes.

-Transfer to a baking tray and allow to rest for 15 mins in the tray then bake until golden brown and crispy! (Oven set to 200c fan)