Macaroni Grill Bread

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I forgot to take a photo of the bread I made last night, but it came out looking like the above photo and was delicious! We ate it quickly.

Macaroni Grill Bread

1 T active dry yeast
1 T sugar
1 C warm water
2 1/2 C bread flour (I used all purpose)
1 t salt
1 T dried rosemary leaves
1 T olive oil
2 T butter, melted
kosher salt

Combine yeast, water, and sugar in a blender, and blend till frothy. Turn oven to 200 degrees (not for baking, for warming up).
In a bowl, combine 2 cups flour, salt, 1/2 T rosemary. Pour yeast mixture into bowl, mix and knead. (I just poured the flour mixture into the mixing bowl to knead it, but in case you don't have a mixer). Add the rest of the 1/2 cup of flour as needed until not too sticky to handle. Knead for 3 minutes or until smooth and elastic, and it forms a ball.
Turn the oven off.
In a large bowl, drizzle 1 T olive oil and swirl around. Coat the dough with olive oil well. Place a towel over the bowl and place it in the warm oven (should be off now). Leave the door cracked so it isn't too hot in the oven.
Let rise for an hour or until doubled. 
Punch down, knead again. Divide into 2 equal parts, and let sit about 10-15 minutes.
Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place the dough on the sheet, brush with butter generously, and sprinkle with rosemary and kosher salt.
Return the loves to the oven (don't turn it on) and let it rise again for 45 minutes. (The girl said she skipped this step and they turned out great. I didn't skip this step, but I am going to next time just to see. It would be nice to skip the extra 45 minutes). Remove from oven.
Heat oven to 450, bake for 18-21 minutes or until light brown (Mine actually only took 12 minutes. I'm curious if that is because I baked them together??) .

Serve with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and chopped sauteed garlic mixture, with s&p. 

Bon Appetite!!

Comments

  1. jeff and alli7/29/2012

    This was good, everyone liked it. I made one loaf and let it rise for the 45 minutes and one I didn't. The one that sat for 45 minutes was lighter/ more airy than the what that didn't get the resting time. But we still liked the one that didn't rest, it was just a tad bit more dense.

    I also used 1/2 cup wheat flour and would probably up my wheat amount next time.

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