# Easy No Knead Ciabatta Bread

An easy no-knead same-day ciabatta bread recipe that is simple to make and delicious.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 270 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 ml lukewarm water
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g Bread flour/ Plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- flour

## Instructions

1. Add lukewarm water, instant yeast, and olive oil to a bowl, then stir.
2. Add bread flour and salt to the bowl and mix with a fork until well combined.
3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and a towel, then let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.
4. Wet your hand, stretch and fold the dough inward, repeating the folds around the bowl.
5. Cover the dough and let it rest for 40 minutes.
6. Repeat the folding and resting steps three more times, with 40 minutes of resting after each fold.
7. Generously dust a work surface with flour.
8. Tip the bowl over and let the dough slide onto the floured work surface.
9. Use a bench scraper to gently arrange the dough into a rectangular shape.
10. Divide the dough into two long loaves, then cut each loaf into squares.
11. Gently transfer the shaped dough to a lined baking tray by sliding the bench scraper underneath.
12. Cover the bread and let it rest for 20 minutes.
13. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 while the bread is resting.
14. Place the baking tray in the oven and spray water using a spray bottle onto the bottom, sides of the oven, and the top of the bread to create steam.
15. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

## Equipment

- bowl
- fork
- plastic wrap
- towel
- bench scraper
- baking tray
- parchment paper
- spray bottle
- oven

## Tips

- Make sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to incorporate all the flour.
- Rest the dough in a warm place.
- Do not handle the dough too much when shaping, or the air bubbles will deflate.
- Flour the parchment paper to prevent sticking.
- Spray water in the oven and on the bread to create steam for better rising.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1477439789949705
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0aac04e8-7e67-432c-8eb4-66e035c893f9
- Extracted: 2025-10-02

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