Bread machine - Ciabatta Bread

第一次用麵包機做Ciabatta, 香味,口感同高級麵包屋差不多.

麵包機今次的工作只是發酵過程,之後拿出來,分開小份再發多一小時.

D個包有olive oil 做材料,香味好清,沒有牛油的濃郁味

One hour before and after , it is growing...

完成啦

 第一個食法 - Ricotta cheese 加碎olive, 鹽鹽香香.

新鮮的Ricotta cheese 其實好似墩奶，好味到可以成碗食什麼都不用加

第二個食法，早餐之愛 - Olive oil +oregano+ salt.

Love the bread machine !!

French Brioche

After Opera cake, it should be Bread time.

When I did research about Opera Cake, also found some French Bread recipe.

I don't think I have eaten Brioche before. Seeing some photos from   - very attractive - that is the motivation !

This recipe is from my favor blog -French brioche

In the beginning, the dough is incredible sticky, not much difference from porridge. I started getting worry and try to think some quick fix - add more flour, do this, do that.... But author of this recipe is a very famous blogger and also author of some magazines - so I should stick to what she said.

It comes up very light, fluffy and not really feel the butter when you eat it.
It does remind me Maxim's at home, their long sweet bread. Love it, good for breakfast, afternoon tea. I keep it in the fridge and microwave for 20 second - Perfetto !

No Knead Ciabatta Bread

This is the third time to make this recipe within 2 weeks.

Here is winter now, it just perfect with soup. Besides that it is so easy to make. No need to knead. Before going to bed, mix all ingredients, cover it probably. Next day, just put in the oven for half hours, then you can have fresh bread in the table. Amazing !

Ingredients
Bread flour 3 Cups
Table salt 1 ¼ teaspoons
Dry yeast ¼ teaspoons
Warm water 1 ½ cups

Method
1. Put flour, salt, yeast together
2. Pour water in it, mix well, if not sticky add more water
3. Use foil or plastic wrap set it aside for 12 – 18 hours depends on room temperature
4. After 12 hours, the dough will be double size
5. Dust in work surface, make it round (just try to seam the side)
6. Place a cotton linen, dust generally
7. Lift the dough in the tea towel so it is seam side down
8. Folds the ends of the towel loosely over the dough to cover it
9. Place in the warm area for 1-2 hours
10. Dough will be become double size again
11. Pre heat oven 250 degree and put the pot in it, around 30 minutes
12. Put the dough into pre-heat pot coving the lid and bake for 30 minutes
13. Remove the lid and continue baking until the bread is a deep brown colour Around 10 – 15 minutes
14. Lift out from the pot and put in the rack for resting, around an hour

First time, I made it using the pot with lid (above method). This time, I just put the dough in a tray. But I add 1 ¾ cup water, a bit more than the recipe and baking time only 25 minutes because I worried it would become stone.

Remember the dough is very sticky, don’t worry. If you try to put flour to make a bit smooth like normal dough, it would become very dense inside, not very enjoyable.

My friend also forward me a youtube clip, I attached it below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX_6l2bmvQI

Ciabatta

                                                                                     

我覺得中文名應叫農夫飽, 因為texture 幾粗, 同硬豬仔差不多. 如果你有去過French or Italian restaurant , 通常比Ｄ麵包dip with Oliver oil and balsamic vinegar, 就係D 個啦.

怕左Mr A 早上打開睇, 破壞我好事,寫番張note先.

足足發了18 小時, 由10 cm 發到20 cm diameter, 等到頸都長.

最後焗好, 還要resting １小時, 到了這個階段我的耐性只可以維持多 20 mins.

個飽好香, 個皮就脆,中間就軟但heavy.

豬仔包

細個最愛食, 今次自己搞吓先, 已經係第三次整麵包特別港式,

終於麵團可以發大成3 至4 倍, 都吾錯. 香味就一定不及出去買,

因為我用植物油而且只是足夠分糧, 對-沒有跟足recipe again !

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