Trader Joe’s CIABATTA DEMI-BAGUETTE

“For best flavor and crispy crust, pop into a 400F oven for 4-7 minutes“

These are only $1.29?! Wow!

CIABATTA DEMI BAGUETTE – Its a half size “demi” ciabatta bread. We tried it. We loved it. It comes slightly underbaked, to allow for additional baking that you will finish. This will really improve it to almost “freshly baked right out of the oven” status. Just pop it in for about 4-7 minutes in a 400 degree oven.

Don’t want to turn on the oven? I didn’t want. So I tried this: I found I could toast it up on the stove top (covered) in a pan for about 5-7 minutes on each side. Flipped when done. I cut it into slices. Or cut in half lengthwise. Doing this way until it was slightly toasted worked out fine. One more idea is you could perhaps toss it in an air fryer if you have one (I don’t).

The ingredient list has few ingredients and no preservatives. ING: Flour, water, sea salt, yeast.

Trader Joe’s says: ” The loaf is in the shape of a half baguette (“demi-” and “wand” in Italian), but the bread itself is ciabatta bread. Ciabatta dough contains a higher moisture content than traditional baguette dough—over 70% in this case— giving it a thin, slightly caramelized crust and a light crumb with large holes. Better yet, it’s made with just a few ingredients: unbleached wheat flour, water, sea salt, yeast, and malted barley. Though our supplier makes large quantities of bread, they are still able to achieve the sought-after artisanal taste and texture.”

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/ciabatta-demi-baguette-096399

The night we tried it, I had made a pasta frittata and it was perfect with that, mopping up our extra sauce. Both my wife and I found this bread to be so tasty.