Hi Caitlin, great instructional!
Admittedly, I haven't tried your method yet, but I'm gonna ask my question
anyway.
Whenever I make Ciabatta bread, I don't get the nice big air bubble texture
that it's supposed to have. My bread more comes out as italian white bread
rolls. Very soft and airy, but really fine texture. The crust also comes
out nice, but way too thin and as the bread cools becomes kinda soft. Don't
get me wrong, my bread is great but is sure as hell isn't Ciabatta.
I've tried several different recipes and methods to the letter, but in
never quite comes out right. Something wrong with my oven or something??
Any tips would be welcome.
+thebbeenn There could be many issues. Dough could be too dry(bread roll dough is dry in comparison to ciabatta), not enough proofing before the bake, not enough gluten to hold the rise...etcI would suggest ''no knead'' overnight wet dough rise and see if it works out well.
+marijan raicevicrent is a huge factor, she might be referring to a boutique bread shop in her neighborhood, high rents, etc. I don't think 4 dollars is expensive, but it might seem expensive to others where they live.
It is a rip off as if you are baking making bread and this is your business you are probably making about 50-100 breads a day. Which means that on qty you will gain money....so Bread as our main food should be cheaper than$4-$5 as people are eating this everyday.
What a cheapskate, moaning at the 4 bucks !, ok so throw in your time at
minimum wage rate plus the cost of utilities and such you used then moan at
how much your home made bread cost to make.
Really, that's what you get from this? Why are you watching then? Why would anyone pay $4 when you can make it better yourself? This is a great help to people.
Hi,
It looks like the real italian ciabatta :)
However you should specify the amount of flour and water. 3 cups might be
anything from 450g to 750g it all depends how big are your cups.
Also i would like to ask you if it is possible to have the same result
using an old generation gas oven that goes to max temperature 250 degree
Thank you
I do not know where this girl lives, but looks like she is using American measurements. So everything what you need to do is find those sites, where they convert to metric system. It is about 125 grams +- few grams. All cup sizes for making (or cooking) in America are standard size.
followed the recipe to the letter. you would not believe how wonderfull
mine turned out . everyone has smiles from ear to ear. thank you thank you
. i am very happy
dearbe kind and share with me the process how you tasted recipe. it seems you are satisfied but the website SOP confuses me about the ingredients of ferment. please response me
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Awesome! This is the best recipe for a faster ferment ciabatta I've seen.
I've always used a 18-24 hour ferment and sometimes life gets in the way,
between work, kids, and dogs, this makes it really nice for a faster
ferment and baking day.
Hi Jennifer, I made the ciabatta today. Its almost all gone! Wow, how easy,
how good! I used 450 grams of water I live in Florida if that helps anyone.
Thank you for the tutorial.
Hi Jenn. I love your video, thanks. A question to help me clarify which
way to measure, in light of the conversion. If you see this will you
please clarify? I got these amounts in my conversion...
500 g = 5 US cups
450-490 g = 2 - 2 1/2 US c water
2 tsp yeast
15 g = just shy of 3 US tsp
then on your web page I saw the recipe different. You did say it's a
redux, is that the answer to the quantity changes? Thanks for your time to
help clarify. I loved the video.
3 5/8 c flour
2 1/8 c water
2 tsp salt
1 tsp yeast
great video...dying to try a true ciabatta recipe but all the videos I've
watched look very time consuming and complicated making much more bread
than needed. Thanks to your video I will be giving this one a go!
p.s....will an old navy bag work? lol Thanks Jennifer.
Hi Jennifer,
Is there any reason for flipping it just before putting it on the rack? Is
it to not have all the bubbles at the top - so, to even out the bubble
distribution in the dough? or does it just help to make it look rustic?
Best wishes from Germany,
Mathias
Hey there! Yes, the flip is to redistribute the bubbles. The necessity for doing that depends on how long you've let it rise after forming the loaves. If the top seems very airy and bubbly, you should do it. Otherwise you probably don't have to. As I've mentioned in several of the comments, I've tweaked the recipe a bit since this video was posted. You can see the updates on my website: //jenmenke.com/fast-easy-ciabatta-bread/
Hi jennifer, I made your bread recipe it was amusing and tasty although my
oven not go higher than 300 Celsius degree your video was so helpful for me
and i like to ask you if you had any idea about making pizza dough by using
the same technic and recipe
Hi Iman: YES. I have used this same dough for pizza. It is a challenge to get it stretched, but if you oil your hands well and "go for it" it ends up to be a DELICIOUS and BUBBLE crust. Don't put too many topping on it. fresh tomato, basil, mozzarella and olive oil (also salt and pepper) are all you need. I usually put the crust in the oven FIRST to start. then pull it out and put toppings on it and return it to the oven. If you have a grill try it on there as well (on a baking sheet, as this dough is too wet to put right on the grate). (300 degrees CELSIUS is 572 degrees Farenheit, so you are PLENTY HOT)
Hi jennifer, I like your video I just have one question if I had a hand
mixer I do not have to make folding or stretching for the dough because you
did not do it in your video.
+Jennifer Menke I wrote in my comment a hand mixer i am so sorry i meant a kitchenaid machine like the one you used in the video, I will give it a try because bread looks delicious although i cannot imagine how the dough can be doubled without sugar in the dough and all i know that salt kill the yeast.
I have tweaked this recipe quite a bit since making the video. I highly recommend the stretch and folds because I believe it strengthens the gluten and allows the bread to rise higher. I also use only 1 tsp of yeast and only let it double, rather than triple in volume. I encourage you to try your own tweaks because even when it "fails" it's is still delicious!