Friday, September 7, 2007

MACARONI GRILL BREAD

OMG this bread is fan-FREAKIN'-tastic!
I made chicken noodle soup for a sick friend and took some of this yummy bread over, still rising. I hope she enjoyed it as much as we did!
I over cooked it slightly - it was super crunchy. Ken liked that part best.
TASTEE!

Macaroni Grill Bread
  • 1 tbsp. dry yeast
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees F)
  • 2 1/2 cup white flour, divided use
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh rosemary, divided use
  • 1 tbsp. canola oil, peanut oil or olive oil
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 2 tbsp. butter, melted

Place yeast, sugar, and warm water in large bowl or food processor and allow mixture to become bubbly.

Mix in 2 cups of flour and the salt. Add one tablespoon of the fresh chopped rosemary.

Knead for about 10 minutes by hand or in food processor about 30 seconds until smooth and elastic. Add more flour if necessary.

Oil a bowl, put dough in it and cover with a towel. Let dough rise in a warm place for one hour until doubled.

Punch down dough and divide in half. Let dough rest about 5-10 minutes.

Spray baking pan or cookie sheet with cooking spray.

Shape the dough into 2 small rounded oval loaves. Melt margarine or butter. Brush over the top of the loaves. Sprinkle remaining 1 Tablespoon of rosemary over the loaves and press lightly into the surface. Let loaves rise again until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Lightly sprinkle course salt over the loaves. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until lightly browned.
This makes 2 loaves.

2 comments:

Alisha said...

Sounds delicious! And so easy! It's starting to cold here already, so it's perfect timing for soup and bread. Thanks for the recipe.

Susan said...

Cant wait to try this. Thanks for the recipe.