Easy Ciabatta {Bread Machine}
Bake fresh ciabatta bread with your bread machine. This hearty Italian bread is great for making grilled sandwiches or dunking in your favorite pasta sauces.
Ingredients
Ciabatta Overnight Starter
- 3/4 cup bread flour
- 1/2 cup water
- Pinch of active dry or instant yeast
Ciabatta Dough
- 1 Batch Overnight Starter
- 3/4 cup water cool
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/2 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons yeast: active dry instant, or bread machine
Instructions
Prepare the Overnight Starter
- Mix the flour, water, and pinch of yeast together in a large mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Place it in a room temperature spot overnight (at least 8 hours) or up to 24 hours. It should be slightly bubbly when you use it.
Make the Dough
- Add the ingredients to your bread machine pan fitted with the paddle attachment in the order they are listed for the dough.
- Start by scraping in the entire batch of starter you let sit overnight into the pan. Then add the remaining ingredients from water through yeast.
- Select the Artisan Dough program on your bread machine. (See Notes.) The program should take approximately 5 hours to complete.
Bake the Bread
- Transfer the finished dough to a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Pat it into an oblong loaf shape that is about 10 inches in length. Cover with plastic wrap and let the loaf rest for 20 minutes while you preheat the oven.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Uncover the loaf and bake for 30 minutes. The ciabatta bread should be lightly golden brown and sound hollow when you tap it.
- Let it cool completely before slicing.