I love the bread that comes before meals at Italian restaurants… you know, the kind you drown in olive oil and balsamic vinegar? Well I found a recipe here that sounded easy enough and I gave it a try. It looks to be a bit of waiting around time, but seems easy enough if you have the time.
What you’ll need for 2 rounds
1 packet dry yeast (or 2 1/2 tsp)
2 c. warm water
1 T. sugar
2 tsp salt
4 c. flour
1-2 tsp. fresh Rosemary plus more for topping
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| coarsely chopped rosemary |
Directions
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water and sugar.
In a separate bowl, add flour, salt and 1-2 tsp rosemary and stir until combined. Then add the yeast mixture and stir until blended.
Cover the bowl with a moist cloth or plastic wrap and let it rise for 1 hour or until it doubles in size.
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| dough after 1 hour |
Remove the dough and divide in half. (The dough will be sticky, so you might want to flour your hands) Place the 2 rounds on a greased cookie sheet or on your silicone baking mat. Cover with a towel or greased plastic wrap and let it rise another hour.
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| Before 2nd hour of rising |
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| After 2nd hour of rising |
After the 2nd rise, brush each round with melted butter and top with coarse salt and more rosemary if you want. (and don't worry that the 2 rounds might be touching- not a big deal)
Bake @ 425 for 10 minutes, then reduce temp to 375 for 15 minutes more.
Cool slightly, and then you can cut it into dip-able chunks or just rip right in!
Sooooooo yummy! Might be my new favorite (despite the fact that it took roughly 2 1/2 hours to make start to finish...)
That looks delicious! Besides, most of the time it's just sitting, not active work. I'm sure it wouldn't be too much trouble to have a glass of wine or two while waiting for it to rise! :)
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