Rosemary Bread: =============== Makes 4 small loaves (5 sliced each) Total Time: 4 hr Ingredients: - One 1/4 oz packet active dry yeast - 2 tsp sugar (~11g) - 2 tbsp olive oil - 2.5 cups all purpose flour (~325g) - 2 tbsp dried rosemary - 1 tsp fine salt (~7g) - 1/2 tsp kosher salt. freshly ground pepper Directions: 1) Stir yeast, sugar, and 1/4 cup warm water in large bowl (or stand mixer bowl). Let sit until foamy, about 5 min 2) Add 1 tbsp olive oil, flour, 1.5 tbsp rosemary, fine salt and 3/4 cup warm water. Stir with dough hook on mixer until a dough forms 3) Knead: Knead with dough hook at medium-high speed for 8 minutes. Add flour if dough sticks to bowl. 4) Rise 1: Brush a large bowl with olive oil, add the dough, cover with plastic wrap and let stand room temp until more than doubled (about 2 hours) 5) OPTIONAL FREEZE: If you want to freeze some, wrap in greased plastic wrap. Save up to 4 wks. To use, thaw overnight in fridge, then continue below. 6) Rise 2: Brush 2 baking sheets with olive oil. Flour a working surface. Split dough into 4 pieces. Sprinkle some flour on dough + keep folding sides inward to help stretch bottom into ball. Then flip over and put seam side down on greased sheets and let stand until doubled (2 hrs) 7) Cook: Preheat oven to 400, Bake loaf 10 minutes. Then brush some oil on top and sprinkle with kosher salt + 1/2 tsp rosemary. Continue baking until golden brown (about 10 more minutes) Alternate using Bread machine for dough: 1) Replace steps 1-4 above by putting all ingredients in bread machine (liquid first, then salt, then rest (yeast on top)) and press dough setting (1.5hr). Above is about 1.5lbs - 1 cup warm water - 1 tbsp olive oil (not 2, 1 is used for brushing top later) - 1 tsp salt (~7g) - 2 tsp sugar (~11g) - 2.5 cups all purpose flour (~325g) - 1.5 tbsp dried rosemary (or ~2tbsp fresh chopped) - 1/4 oz package active dry yeast (on top. Push divot in middle of dry ingredients) 2) Resume above with step 5.