For bakers who have mastered a basic homemade loaf, the next challenge is to explore different styles of bread, from sourdough to baguettes. Most bread dough is a basic combination of flour, water, ...

Craving a journey into the realm of rustic Italian breads? We're exploring two key players -- ciabatta and focaccia -- to determine what makes them unique. The most obvious difference between these ...

Ciabatta is a rustic Italian white bread known for its soft, airy texture and chewy crust. Each loaf has a broad, flat shape ...

In 1982, rally driver Arnaldo Cavallari created ciabatta bread in Adria, in northern Italy. His family owned a flour mill and he wanted to invent a loaf to rival the French baguette. Rachel Naylor ...

Ciabatta bread is an Italian bread made of wheat flour, yeast and salt. It originated in the province of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy in 1982, in response to the popularity of French baguettes. Ciabatta is a ...