Go big or go home, Part 2
Well, as with last time I was already home, but went big anyway. Several years ago I posted another of this ilk but today's offering is for ciabatta. Two days prior I had baked a trio of ciabatta to serve to our afternoon guests, and any remainder went out the door with them when they left.
It was time for more. And this time I decided to bake two loaves using the same 1500g mix. But instead of being fair and equitable by dividing as close to 750g each, I went big at 1000g on one and the puny-looking bread is 500g. This should put the larger loaf in perspective.
79% overall hydration (76% Water, 3% EVOO), 80% PFF biga at 66% hydration.
The Sunday fare...
Today's Brobdingnagian loaf. Considering the consistency of ciabatta dough, it was a very minor challenge moving it from couche to peel, hence a bit more misshapen than my usual ciabatta barrel loaf.
We have a relatively new and quite active and quite welcomed TFLer, tpassin, who is providing fine detailed support on the site. But one comment which I did have an exception to was the other day when "t" said that ciabatta was a flat loaf, or something to that effect. I'm here to testify that this is not always the case.
I rest my couche case.