Ciabatta bread

Homemade Ciabatta bread with capers and rosemary will make you fall in-love with bread all over again, it really is that good...

Ingredients:

1kg white stone ground flour 1 packet instant dry yeast 2 tablespoons rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon sugar 125ml B-well Garlic flavored oil B-well baking spray 1 cup of capers in vinegar 1 teaspoon of salt 750ml warm water

Method:

1. Place all the ingredients except the capers, rosemary leaves and water into a mixer with its K attachment.

2. Mix through slowly add all the water and mix on high until the gluten in the dough starts to develop and starts pulling away from the sides.

3. As soon as all the dough is clinging to the K attachment mix for another 3 minutes.

4. Turn down the speed to low and add the capers and rosemary leaves until gently incorporated.

5. Place the dough in a well oiled bowl and cover with a wet cloth to rise to double it's current size.

6. Using B-well baking spray give the baking tray a good spray.

7. Cover the dough in flour and also sprinkle some flour over the baking tray, finally transfer the dough to the baking tray and press it flat to about 2-3 cm in height and so you cover the full length of the baking tray, the width covering about a third of the width of the baking tray.

8. Preheat oven to 210° C and bake the bread for about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and it makes a hollow sound when you knock on it.

For serving:

Create a antipasti platter with slices of the ciabatta with sliced charcuterie, olives, hummus, tzatziki and B-well flavored Garlic and Chilli oil with some herbs chopped into it. Balsamic vinegar also works really well.

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