Novice Homebaker Series: Ciabatta

Wet dough. That's what makes this intimidating. I've tried no-knead bread before but nothing with a fancy name that I can possibly buy at a local bakery here except baguette. Even with that, it's been a while since I got some personal satisfaction of being able to make one.

I started with this recipe from Jenny Can Cook but ended up cutting them up into smaller one by watching this video on the tube since that I thought it might easier and faster to bake and eat. I haven't exactly proven that but I only managed to make it into 4 and it was already tricky to make it hold a shape and not spread out on the tray.
It took me at least 4 hours to get it in the oven, being the slow and novice baker that I am. Then, the final result came past midnight after it has been cooled. It took a little bit self-restraint to just tear it up while it was still warm. If I had done so, I might have found it still raw inside, I think.

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The long wait is over and I was actually munching on my ciabatta sometime between 2-3 am. It was crusty but pillow-soft inside. It's such a contrast with my usual bread choices for baking which are usually pretty solid and filled inside unless I use an egg. I ended up peeling one piece naked for the crust and trying to decide if I should bring out my homemade yogurt cheese or just stick with my latest experiment called no-tahini hummus. That, itself, is another possible post to write about later.

Happiness is when you bite into a bread you just made yourself in the wee hours of the morning. I can't wait for my son to try this possibly add this to our "fave bread list."

Future experiments.  More from reddit.