Whey Bread – A monstrous Ciabatta
Total time: 9 hours
Ingredients
| 2 cups (475ml) | whey | |
| 5 cups (1100g) | strong white bread flour | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | dry active yeast |
| 3 tbsp | 45 ml | sugar |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | salt |
| 2 tbsp | 30 ml | melted unsalted butter |
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl, and then knead the dough for about 5 minutes.
- (Whey Ciabatta Dough) Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave it to rise for about 8 hours or overnight.
- (Whey Ciabatta Dough Risen) Cover a work surface in flour, turn out the dough and pull it into a long oblong.
- (Forming the ciabatta) Place the dough onto a greased baking tray. Sprinkle on a little more flour. Optionally you can cut a few shallow, diagonal slashes into the top of the bread.
- (Ciabatta ready for the oven) Bake the bread in a 375F (190C) oven for 40mins or until it is golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before eating.