Quick and easy ciabatta

This recipe came from the website www.peasepudding.com  This turned out a beautiful crusty ciabatta with very little effort.  It was so easy I am making it again tonight.

Ciabatta

In a bowl mix 500g of flour, 1/2 tsp sugar and 1 1/2 tsp yeast.  Mix.  Add 450ml warm water.  Mix with dough hook for about 5 minutes.  (I added this step so that the yeast can get incorporated into the dough, so that the salt won't kill it)        Add 1 1/2 tsps salt.  Stir with dough hook for 5-10 minutes.  It's pretty soupy at this point.  Then pull on the dough and slap it back down.  Continue to do this for a couple of minutes, to create air pockets. (If you wet your hands first, instead of flouring them, the dough sticks a little less)   Pour about a tbsp olive oil over the top and allow it pour down the sides of the dough.  Cover with plastic wrap and let rise one hour or until doubled in size.  Fold into a ciabatta loaf, gently, and place on floured parchment paper.  Let rise another hour, covered with a towel.

Preheat oven to 395 degrees for 30 minutes.  Bake 30-40 minutes.