Crusty, airy ciabatta bread made in the bread machine! This easy homemade recipe is perfect for sandwiches, dipping in soup, or serving with dinner.
Ciabatta bread machine recipe
Do you love bread? Of course you do—who doesn’t love warm, homemade bread straight from the bread machine? In this easy bread machine recipe, I’m going to show you how to make a soft and chewy loaf of Ciabatta bread with a perfectly crisp crust.
Over the past few years, I’ve fallen hard for our bread machine. I make weekly batches of Italian herb bread, fluffy dinner rolls, and now this foolproof Ciabatta bread recipe has earned a permanent spot in our kitchen rotation. It’s simple, reliable, and absolutely delicious!
What is Ciabatta bread?
Ciabatta bread is a Italian white bread, kinda like a French baguette, but more elongated and broad. It’s usually chewy in texture and filled with crumbly air holes. It’s perfect for dipping in soup, eating for a sandwich or just eating sliced with a little bit of butter!
How to Make Ciabatta Bread in Bread Machine
This bread recipe is really easy to make because it’s made with a bread machine! Load the ingredients into the pan of your bread machine, in whatever order your machine recommends. Select the dough cycle and start it!
After the machine is done, flour a counter surface and place dough on it. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes, letting it rise. After that, divide the dough into 2 pieces, forming each into a bread loaf shape.
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees and lightly dust a nonstick baking sheet. Place the dough on on a baking sheet.
Now here’s the secret….
How to make bread crispy!
Right before you put it into the oven, spritz the bread loaves with water. Just use a cheapo water bottle to spritz the bread. Please don’t skip this step as it’s really the secret key to crispy bread! Now bake for 25-30 minutes or until slightly browned.
How to freeze ciabatta bread
Even though this bread is hard NOT to eat immediately, if you want to freeze it you totally can. Often I might make a few loaves to freeze because our family loves bread! To freeze, wrap the entire loaf in aluminum foil and then put in a freezer bag in the freezer. You can defrost the bread at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes, or until fully thawed.
Enjoy this Ciabatta Bread Machine Recipe!
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Easy Ciabatta Bread
PrintIngredients
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 1/4 cups bread flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons dried rosemary
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into the pan of your bread machine, in the order your dough machine requires. Select the Dough cycle and start it.
- Add a generous amount of flour to a counter surface and place dough on it. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 20 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 2 pieces, forming a bread loaf shape with each. Place dough onto a nonstick baking sheet. Dust lightly with flour on top.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. With a water bottle, spritz the bread loaves with water. Please don’t skip this step – this makes the bread crispy! Bake bread for 25 to 30 minutes, or until slightly brown.
Lynda says
Have you ever made ciabatta buns using this recipe?
Chuck says
What a great recipe. Made it yesterday and also ate it yesterday.
So easy to make and eat.
Pamela says
Thanks for stopping by Chuck, happy to hear you liked the recipe!
Tami Casey says
Receive is right on. I left out the rosemary as I made rolls for hamburgers.
Gina says
New at using bread machine. For this recipe should I set it at 2 or 1 1/2 pound loaf? T
Diana says
You are using machine on “dough” cycle so does not apply
Doe* says
What if I want it to cook in the bread machine. I don’t have an oven.
wayne says
Tried this , worked out well . Will make it again, very good!!
Raik Liind says
Tried it with white flour and was somewhat disappointed. Tried it again with a 50-50 mix of white and wholemeal flour. Love it. Have made it 6+ times since.
Pamela says
Hi Raik, make sure you’re trying it with bread flour for best results! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
Sarah says
I’m wondering if 2 tablespoons of rosemary is a typo because I followed the recipe as instructed and the dough and bread was a gray color because of all the rosemary. The bread itself was a great consistency but the rosemary was too overpowering.
Pamela says
Hey Sarah, it’s not a typo, 2 tablespoons is correct. If the taste is too overwhelming for you then you can try with 1 tablespoon. Regarding the gray color, dried rosemary should not turn your bread gray. I suspect it’s a flour or salt issue causing the color, not rosemary. This link might help you: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/46594/what-makes-bread-gray Hope this helps!
Gerald Kallan says
(1) I used the “Quick Dough” cycle on my Zoji and it uses “Pre-heat”; does that affect the recipe? (2) I used a Convection Steam oven that starts with a cold oven and didn’t get a “holey” yet delicious bread; though I pulled it out at 205°, should I have stayed with your thermal oven? Need your thoughts. Easy recipe and fun to make.
barbara says
best bread machine recipe for crusty bread that I’ve found!
Sara says
Great recipe-and super easy!
Valerie says
Another amazing recipe!! Tastes just like bread made in a restaurant. Pairing it with our braised meat in red wine tonight. Thank you!
Ace says
Best machine bread recipe ever!
Carisa says
So easy and so good! Thank you. I made chix parm for the family and this bread was so good with it.
Joanne says
Thanks for a great recipe! Had a bit of a problem with the plastic wrap sticking to the dough and then had quite a time scraping it off. Will make this again but will ensure dough is well floured or will brush oil on the wrap.
Lisa says
This bread was so easy and looked just like store bought ciabatta! The texture was spot on but we found it was lacking a little salt. Could I add more without it affecting the texture? I also found the dough was extremely sticky when it came out of the bread maker. Any suggestions?
Pamela says
Hey Lisa, glad to hear you liked the bread! If you want to add a little more salt you can bump it up to 1 teaspoon. If it’s sticky add a little bit of flour on your hands and on the bread, this will make it easier to handle. Hope this helps!
Cris says
Can this dough be shaped into a baguette rather than a loaf? Would bake time change?
Isca says
This recipe is absolutely delicious. Although I only used half the rosemary. Crispy on the outside and moist soft and chewy on the inside👍🏽💕
Christy says
I just pulled it from the oven!! So excited to serve it with my Meatball and Penne Recipe!!! Yummy
David Friesen says
Made this last night. It turned out really good but not quite like your picture. Good crust however mine rose a bit higher and wasn’t quite as dark inside. No worries though because both loaves will be gone today. Made it to go with roasted tomato basil bisque. Delicious.
Pamela says
Glad you liked this bread David, thank you for commenting and letting me know! 🙂
Dave Anthonh says
K would love to make this bread. Unfortunately your adsense crap makes it totally unreadable. Good luck!
Andrea says
Amazingly easy and delicious! Thank you so much!
Christie C says
Tasted really good even though I had to pull from the oen to pick up children from bus, then put it back after 25 min lapsed.
Pamela says
Thanks for commenting! I’m so happy to hear you liked this bread! 🙂
Deborah says
Easy and delicious
Pamela says
Thanks Deborah! Happy to hear you liked the bread, thanks for commenting! 🙂
Roxie Hickie says
Wow, wow, wow! This turned out so well. I found I had to add an extra cup of flour to firm the dough and also added some garlic purée for a nice twist. Left it in the bread maker to prove then baked it for slightly longer turning the heat down after 20 minutes as I made one large loaf and wanted it to cook through. Fantastic loaf, soft but with a crispy crust thanks to your tip. Not even 24 hours and I’m baking a second. Will look up your other recipes for sure! Thank you 😊
Juli Shamash says
The bread tasted amazing, but dough was very sticky when I took it out of the bread maker. It was hard to get off my floured hands and the table. Did I do something wrong?
Pamela says
Hey Juli, it doesn’t sound like you did anything wrong if it baked well and tasted delicious. Next time I would just add some additional flour on my hands and a generous amount to the table to make it less sticky when forming it. Hope that helps!
T says
This was really delicious, thank you!
Pamela says
I’m so happy to hear you liked the bread, thanks for commenting!
Jennie searle says
Lovely recipe. Was going to freeze second loaf but family ate most of it
Tuzi says
I am a beginner bread maker and my first try of this recipe turned out amazing. My family loves it! Thank you so much for this easy and delicious bread recipe.
Nathalie says
Of I don’t have a bread machine does it mean that I cannot do it?
Dan from Platter Talk says
We love the convenience of a bread machine and to be honest, have sort of forgotten about ours that is stashed away deep in one of our kitchen cabinets. Your easy ciabatta bread is an excellent reminder that I need to get that machine out and put it to some delicious good use again! Great recipe and beautiful looking bread!!!