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This rosemary bread has a nice soft crust and is full of flavor thanks to the fresh rosemary. It’s a perfect Macaroni Grill Copycat recipe.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
I woke up the other morning thinking about this rosemary bread. It had been years since I had made it so I figured it was time to make it again and share it with you. I first had this bread at Macaroni Grill, an Italian restaurant chain that I don’t think is around any longer. This texture and flavor of this rosemary bread copycat recipe is spot on!
If you don’t have much experience with bread making, this is a good recipe to start with. It is easy to make and makes two delicious loaves of bread.
Ingredients Needed
- Sugar
- Active Dry Yeast. Be sure and check the expiration date! If you have questions about working with yeast check out my post here.
- Salt, I use sea salt or kosher salt in the dough and then a coarse salt for sprinkling on top of the dough.
- Rosemary, I prefer to use fresh herbs but you can substitute with 1 Tbsp dried rosemary.
- Flour, I always use unbleached all purpose flour.
- Butter
- Cornmeal
How to Make Rosemary Bread
- Dissolve sugar and yeast into warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl and allow to sit until bubbly.
- Stir in salt, 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary or 3/4 Tbsp dried rosemary and flour.
- Mix using a dough hook until dough forms and then knead until soft, about 5 minutes or 10 minutes if kneading by hand.
- Spray inside of a bowl with cooking spray or coat with oil.
- Place dough in bowl, cover with a cotton towel and allow to rise for 1 hour or until double.
- Punch down dough and place on a lightly floured work surface. Form into two round loaves.
- Cover a baking pan with parchment paper and sprinkle with cornmeal and place loaves onto sheet.
- Brush with melted butter or olive oil, sprinkle with remaining rosemary and with some coarse salt.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until double.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a rack.
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Tips from leigh Anne
- I like to use my oven to proof my rosemary bread dough. I just turn the light on and place the covered bowl of dough into the oven. Don’t forget it is in there though and turn on the oven!
- You can also substitute the rosemary for other fresh herbs such as oregano or thyme.
- Allow the rosemary bread to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing into it, if you can!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I make one larger loaf of rosemary bread instead of two?
You could make one larger loaf but I like to make two so that I have one to share! I think bread always tastes better if it’s shared with someone else. Your bake time will be a bit longer if making one large loaf.
Can I use rapid rise yeast instead?
You can! Just add the yeast in with the flour and don’t proof it in the water.
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Rosemary Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 Tbsp active dry yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp rosemary fresh or 1 Tbsp dried rosemary
- 3 cups all purpose flour start with 2.5 and add more as needed.
- coarse salt for finishing
- 2 Tbsp butter melted
- cornmeal for sprinkling
Instructions
- Dissolve sugar and yeast into warm water in a bowl and allow to sit until bubbly.
- Add in salt, 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary or 3/4 Tbsp dried rosemary and flour.
- Mix until dough forms and then knead until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Spray inside of a bowl with cooking spray or coat with oil.
- Place dough in bowl and allow to rise for 1 hour or until double.
- Punch down dough and form into two round loaves.
- Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle with cornmeal and place loaves onto sheet.
- Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with remaining rosemary and with some coarse salt.
- Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until double.
- Heat oven to 375 degrees F. and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
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Cori Maurer says
Awesome & easy recipe! I had never baked bread before and decided to go for it…. it was easy and turned out perfectly.