September 17, 2007
Again... bored yet?
I know, this has become a bread blog.
I am sorry. Art is being made and worked on too. I will upload photos of that soon. I am just not ready for that yet. I am ready to perfect the darn ciabatta, though. and boy am I getting better at it.
This bread tastes good, it is my very first loaf that I think tastes good. The brumb is moist. the holes are bigger. And I think they could have been even bigger...
I took my mom's advice and retarded the bulk rise in the refrigerator overnight.
What I did wrong was I didn't form them into loaves first. I flipped the dough out onto the table and then shaped them for the final (short) rise before baking. Had I done the fridge rise in loaf shape, I think I would have those large holes I have been pining over.
Needless to say, these are the best, tastiest loaves yet. I am a fridge rise convert. I also cooked them longer and omitted the oil from the dough so this is a lean, crunchy crust.