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Homemade bread is the best! If you’re looking for a delicious recipe, you will love this Rosemary Olive Oil bread.
When we bought our first house, a rosemary plant was one of the first things that I planted. It was a gift from my husband that meant so much to me. When life is full and busy, we need to celebrate the little things like being able to step out the front door, pick Rosemary and then later fill the house with that amazing smell of homemade bread.
The other day, my 4 year old helped me make some Rosemary Olive Oil bread. He helped me pick it, washed it for us, and then he carefully plucked the green deliciousness off of the branches. This bread made our house smell amazing. I hope you’ll give it a try and let me know what you think.
Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup warm water 100-110 F
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. active dry yeast
- 1 tsp. salt
- 3 Tbsp. fresh rosemary chopped
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup bread flour + extra for kneading
- 1 egg whisked + 1 Tbsp. water, for egg wash
- dried rosemary for sprinkling
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the warm water, sugar, and yeast. Let sit 10 minutes.
- Stir in the salt, rosemary, pepper, olive oil, and whole wheat flour. Add the bread flour and stir until the dough forms a ball. Knead on a lightly floured surface until smooth, adding more flour as necessary to prevent sticking.
- Place the dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover. Rise in a warm area until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
- Punch down the dough and form it into a round loaf. Place it on a greased cookie sheet, cover and rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Once the dough has risen, gently brush the top with egg wash and sprinkle with rosemary.
- Bake in preheated oven 20-25 minutes until the top is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
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Madison says
Can this be made into bread twists?
Run DMT says
That bread looks GORGEOUS!
Lolli says
Ahh! This reminds me so much of a bread that I used to make all the time. I need to pull it out and make it again soon (or better yet, try your recipe!),
Janell Poulette says
This looks really good. Im gonna see if I can make it in my bread maker.
Lauren says
This bread looks great! I usually bake my bread in a bread maker, but I have to try this recipe!
Angela says
Let me know what you think! I’m going to go check out the recipe you linked up right now!
Lauren says
Will do, thanks!
Jen at Ovuline says
There are few smells in the world that can rival the scent of baking bread. I’m sure the addition of rosemary takes that to new heights… Thanks for sharing! I will definitely give this a try!
Angela says
I agree. Hardly anything smells better than baking bread. Hope you like it!
Jill Robson says
I love Rosemary Bread!! I plant rosemary every summer and use right upto the 1st snow fall. I will definately give it a try, and i love that is partly whole grain. Your son looks so cute in his pj’s, i remember when my son had a favourite Pokemon shirt that i had to wash ready for the next morning for weeks!!!
Angela says
Thank you! Yes, he LOVES those jammies. I know it’s just a phase so, I’m loving it right now. They get big too fast!
Vanessa says
I LOVE Rosemary bread! I make mine with a similar recipe I got from a Jamie Oliver book. I think I have to go make some now. I have a 2 year old who will love to help.
Angela says
Hope you love it! Cooking with kids is “busy” but, it’s so good for them to help us!