Biga starter for ciabatta

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ teaspoon Yeast
¼ cup Warm Milk
¾ cup Water; Plus
1 tablespoon Water; Plus
1 teaspoon Water
cup Flour

Directions

Biga starter for Ciabatta: Stir yeast into warm water, let stand 10 min.

Stir in remaining water and flour. Mix for 3 or 4 minutes. Let rise at cool room temp 6-24 hours -- the starter will triple in volume and be wet and sticky. Refrigerate until ready to use. It freezes well, needs 3 hours at room temperature to re-activate. Can be refrigerated for about a week.

makes about 2⅓ cups

From: Bread-Bakers Archives: ftp.best.com/pub/reggie/archives/bread/recipe

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