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It's an italian bread called Ciabatta. Do you have an oven? Then follow this recipe I used too:

Ciabatta
recipe for four loaves of bread

900 grams or 2 lbs of wheat flour
15 grams or 0.5oz of fresh yeast
½ liter or 17oz of lukewarm water
5 tablespoons milk
olive oil
a pinch of salt

One day before the preparation:
Decrease 5 grams of yeast, dissolve it in a ¼ liter or 8,5oz of lukewarm water and let stand for fifteen minutes.

Then add 350 grams or 0,75 lbs flour, knead into a dough and let it rest covered with a kitchen towel.

Preparation the next day:
Heat the milk in a saucepan (or microwave) on low heat.

Put the remaining yeast with stirring in the lukewarm milk and let it rest for a short time.

Fill up the liquid with the remaining water and about two to three tablespoons of olive oil.

Now incorporate the kneaded mass from the previous day.

Add a pinch of salt and the remaining flour and mix all the ingredients into a dough.

Flour the work surface lightly.

Knead the dough on it, rub with a little olive oil and wrapped in plastic wrap to rest for at least 90 minutes.

Ideally, the dough is somewhat airy and remains stick to your fingers.

Divide the dough into quarters and shape it in loaves - about 12" long and 4" wide.

Put the ciabattas on a floured baking paper - flour it also from above - and let it rest for about two hours covered with a tea towel.

Lay out the baking sheet with a layer of baking paper, flour it and place the loaves on it.

Fry the ciabattas in 25 to 30 minutes in a preheated oven with top and bottom heat at 220°C or 428°F

Ok ? It tastes best when it's still a little warm. And the whole house smells wonderful when it bakes

Buon appetito