Everyday Ciabatta Rolls

Serves: 6-9 rolls | Prep Time: 12-18 hours | Cook Time: 30 min
 

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups (490g) Better Batter Bread Flour or Artisan flour *Artisan flour will be more whole grain
• 2 cups (474g, up to 490g) warm water (110°F) depending on climate weather and time of year
• 2 Tbsp (30g) vegetable or avocado oil
• 2 Tbsp (30g) sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp (9g) table salt
• 1 package (7g) Instant or Rapid Yeast
   

Instructions

MIXING

By Hand: Place all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Use your hands to stir and knead until ingredients form a dough, about 10 to 12 minutes. Mixture will be loose and sticky but will thicken during proofing.

Stand Mixer: Place all ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low for 2 minutes. Turn speed to medium high and mix for another 5 minutes. Mixture will be loose and sticky but will thicken during proofing.

SHAPING
Line an 8 by 8 square baking pan with plastic wrap, leaving enough overhang to cover the pan. Lightly flour the plastic wrap.

Place the dough smooth side down into the pan. Smooth the dough with wet hands. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap.

PROOF
Cold Proof: Place your dough into the refrigerator to cold proof overnight or up to 18 hours.

PREPARING TO BAKE
Place a wire rack in the middle of the oven and another closer to the bottom.

Put a metal sheet pan on the bottom wire rack. This pan will be used to add steam once the shaped dough is in the oven.

Preheat the oven to 475° F. You will want the oven to preheat the entire time your dough is proofing the second time. This allows the aluminum sheet pan to get hot enough.

Prepare the chilled dough. Sprinkle a little flour on parchment paper or your work surface.

Remove your pan from the fridge and uncover the dough carefully.

Grab the plastic wrap and lift out the dough, turning it upside down onto your work surface.

Cut squares. Using a bench scraper, sharp knife, or pizza cutter, cut the square into 9 rolls, each approx. 3" x 3".

Shaping. Gently shape the rolls into a ball and place them on floured parchment paper. If you are making sandwich rolls, cut the 9" x 9" square in half and then cut each half into thirds so that you have 6 rolls. Gently shape each one into an elongated shape and place them on floured parchment paper.

Spritz the rolls with water and cover with a warm, damp towel. Allow to rise in a warm place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size. Sprinkle with flour.

BAKE & COOL

Take baking sheets out of the oven.

Place the rolls onto the hot baking sheet with the parchment paper, leaving some room for expansion between the rolls. Put the pan onto the middle rack in the oven.

Throw Ice Cubes. Immediately throw a handful of ice cubes onto the preheated pan on the lower rack to create steam.

Bake for 10 minutes at 475° F.

Spray the rolls again and then lower temperature to 375° F. Bake for additional 20-25 minutes. The rolls should reach a temperature of 210° F.

Remove from the oven. Transfer rolls to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 45-60 minutes. Then smother with butter and enjoy!