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Craig Ponsford's CiabattaBy far, in my opinion, the best Ciabatta recipe out there.
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One more photo
I really wanted to get the 'sheen' around some of the holes, so I took a photo of some slices in a different room, using the flash. It didn't exactly work, but I'm a terrible photographer, and my digi-cam isn't exactly first rate. However, I think you can see a little bit of sheen around some of the holes.
~Lisa~
Photoshop?
You photoshopped some of the gas bubbles into your bread.
Dont be so hard on yourself it would have still looked great. I bake 20 loaves of ponsford's ciabatta everyday and sometimes it doesnt come out so great but that is all apart of baking.
Oh, yes, so photoshopped...
...even though it wasn't actually photoshop, just some cheap program ny ex used. When we saw how awful the photos turned out using a bad digi-cam, my fiance at the time decided to 'fix' them, and put holes over blurry holes to supposedly 'sharpen' them!! SO embarrassed I let him do it and actually posted them!! They're even on my blog..need to replace by photographing the next loaf I make!!
Craig Ponsford's Ciabatta
The Great use of grains is bread making. OH YA!!
What a GREAT Loaves of bread I hope mine come out this good. I sent you an email
for the recipe I hope you can send it to me. Again they are Wonderful. Keep up the good work. Digger57
Well...
if bread can be pretty..this is it!
Thanks so much, holds and
Thanks so much, holds and Paddy. I'm actually eating the last slice of the two loaves right now (I could cry), spread with cream cheese and kalamata olives. So chewy, light and crispy, it's worth the late night indulgence. lol
~Lisa~
A fond Adieu
LLTB,
Can't think of a more fitting end for the final slice. Life is gooood...and best of all you have your photos to remind you of how lovely they were.
Don't know if you're interested or maybe you're already doing this, but one thing I've found helpful is I set up a file folder in My Documents/My Pictures (I use Microsoft's Digital Image Pro but you can use any photo software application) labeled Bread Baking Sessions with sub-folders containing titles and dates (i.e. Ciabatta - 2-19-08) for each bread I bake, where I save a few photos of each of my bread baking sessions for later reference.
Have fun and keep us posted on your baking adventures.
HO
YES, it was a fitting end to
YES, it was a fitting end to my yummy loaves. My sig other went looking for it this morning and was severely disappointed that I did not cut the last slice (probably about 1/2 inch!) in half..LOL
That said, I save all photos of the breads, cakes, cookies, pastries etc..that I bake, in personal folders and on Flickr. If I can't repeat any initial successes, I can always look back. However, I think Craig's recipe is pretty foolproof if followed to a T, so I'm looking forward to making another two loaves in the near future.
~Lisa~
Really nice Ciabatta
That's a terrific looking ciabatta. You definitely should be proud of those loaves, they look perfect, especially the interior.
HO
Very nice Ciabatta!
Lisa,
Is the recipe posted somewhere here? These look so nice I would like to try it out.
Eric
Thank you, eric. I'm like
Thank you, eric. I'm like a proud mama..LOL As for the recipe, I'd be more than happy to send it to you, as I'm not sure we're allowed to post recipes from books here (??). If you give me your email (mine is lismi171@yahoo.com), I'd be more than happy to send it to you.
More photos
I'm just so thrilled how these loaves came out. So wonderfully textured, light, airy, and delicious!
~Lisa~
You can find sort of a step by step demo, with photos and a link to this recipe, at my new blog here.. www.lisamichele.wordpress.com The title of the entry is 'HOLEY' Ciabatta!