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Sunday, January 18, 2009

ciabatta? you betcha

Kaytie wanted some crusty rustic bread to go along with her roast chicken dinner, so she suggested I make ciabatta. I agreed, but I was afraid. I was petrified. I knew I could never bake without you by my side...

No, seriously. I looked in the Bread Bible, only to learn that Rose Levy Berenbaum had to try ciabatta nine times before she figured it out. What chance did I have?
It was easy. Well, easy may be a bit of an overstatement. But because I had the Bible, I was able to make some delicious, airy ciabatta. (Also, I've been weighing my ingredients. I think it really helps.) I cannot recommend this book enough. Buy it.
I am not going to post the recipe I followed for ciabatta. You'll just have to get your own Bread Bible. (The only change I made to the recipe was letting the starter rise in the bathroom - it's the warmest room in our house.)

2 comments:

  1. You can at least give your mother the bread recipe, can't you?

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  2. My mom used to let the bread rise in the hot-water heater closet, for the same reason!

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