I attempted the Poolish Ciabatta from Bread Baker's Apprentice today. No big holes, but still pretty yummy. I was wonder, should I have baked it upside down?
I'm trying to figure out why I had such a small crumb. I did my best not to degass it or anything...did I not give it enough of a work out when kneading it? It really left me a bit depressed.
Oh well...my family still thought it tasted good.
3 comments:
I had precisely the same results following that recipe. Most recipes in that book are wonderful, but my ciabatta looks exactly like yours....it still tasted good though.
It's sort of nice to know I'm not the only one! I was told by a few people that it needs more hydration. I think maybe the recipe isn't wet enough. Next time I'm definitely adding more water, and I'm going to be even MORE careful when handling it.
Your bread looks amazing!!! I can't believe how nice it looks. Maybe mine will be more like yours next time.
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