The simple Paul Hollywood Ciabatta Recipe . How simple is it? The ingredients are few and the technique seems simple but there is also a bit of practice makes perfect needed here. So far I have made two tries at it. The flavor was good in both but I made a crucial error on the 1st try so it was a bit dense. I should have paid attention tot the kind of yeast - Instant Yeast means Fast Acting Yeast and I just breezed right past that distinction the 1st time. I have some pics of both tries below. They both mixed up very well and formed a lovely dough ball. Gluten is really amazing to watch form. Try 1 Try 2 Try 2 The problem was in the rise - see difference in size of dough before and after proofing Try 1 Before Try 1 After Try 2 Before Try 2 After The shaping of the dough is a little ...
I have my grandmother's recipe box. Inside it, you will find some family favorites, some duplicate recipe cards written out at different times, some recipes with no names and many recipes without directions. I am going to randomly choose a recipe every week or so from her recipe box and you will see it here.