January 10, 2015 - 1:11pm
Ciabatta - Coccodrillo
Failure to plan. That was my situation this morning. I wanted to bake bread but failed to plan for it yesterday so I had no refreshed starter to elaborate, no poolish, no biga, no preferment of any kind. So I decided it was about time that I tried Jason's Quick Coccodrillo Ciabatta. I made the semolina version.
I followed the formula exactly, using the greater amount of water. I baked with steam for the first 10 minutes and left the oven temperature at 500 F the entire time. The loaves were done in 15 minutes.
I'm very pleased with the color and texture of the crust, the openness of the crumb, and the flavor. I'll be making this one again.