Ciabatta

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Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 9 ingredients

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Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

For the overnight preparation, mix the flour with the water in a large bowl and add the yeast. Whisk for three minutes and leave to rise overnight (or at least eight hours).
To finish the bread, add the remaining flour and yeast to the bread mixture and mix well.
Gradually add the rest of the water to the bread mixture. When nearly all of the water has been added, add the salt to the remaining water and mix together for a further five minutes, until a sticky dough is formed.
Transfer the dough into a large oiled bowl and leave to rise for one hour.
Transfer the dough to a heavily floured work surface and leave to rest for a further 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 240C/465F/Gas 8.
Cut the dough into three strips and stretch them out to make long, flat ciabatta loaf shapes.
Place onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper and leave for ten minutes.
Transfer the dough to the oven to bake for 25 minutes, or until risen and golden-brown.
Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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La villanella (Ma come balli bene bella bimba)

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