Ciabatta bread recipe in breadmaker

If only bread-makers could make artisan styled products... No, not really.
If I'm not in the mood to start from scratch then I see nothing wrong using gadgets to help me on my way. Ciabatta is a great bread - easy enough to buy from the supermarket when getting groceries - but so much tastier when made fresh at home.
So, here's an easy recipe for Ciabatta that lets your bread machine do all the kneading and tastes like you spent hours on it.

Ciabatta breadmaker recipe

1½ cups water
1½ teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 Tablespoon olive oil
3¼ cups flour
1½ teaspoons yeast

1.  Put all the ingredients into your breadmaker in the order above. 
2.  Select the dough only cycle and press start. 
3.  In this recipe - sticky and wet dough = a fluffy loaf - so leave it be.
4.  Once the kneader blade stops churning and the dough cycle beeps "finished", leave the dough alone for 15 minutes.  
5.  Tip the rested dough out onto a floured surface and divide into 2 loaves
6.  Line baking paper onto a baking tray and place the loaves on the baking paper
7.  Dimple each loaf with your fingers and LIGHTLY dust the top of the loaves with flour
8.  Cover with a teatowel and let the loaves 'rest' for 45 minutes
9.  Preheat oven to 200°C
10. Place the tray on the middle rack and bake for 20 minutes
11. Let bread cool then enjoy

This same Ciabatta dough can be used to make square rolls instead of loaves. Just divide the dough into 4, 6, or 8 equal amounts - 12 if you're going to make sliders. Nice and easy.


Ciabatta bread maker recipe