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Breads & Rolls

Olive Oil and Rosemary Bread

You should use a cast iron skillet for the best results. It gives the bread an amazing crunch on top AND on the bottom!

What you’ll need:

  • 2 cups of lukewarm water
  • 2 1/4 tsp of dry active yeast
  • 1/2 tbsp of pink Himalayan salt
  • 4 1/3 cups of all purpose flour
  • olive oil
  • rosemary

How to make it:

  1. Combine water and yeast. I like to use my hand to mix these to make sure that there aren’t any yeast lumps left. Let sit for 1 minute.
  2. Mix in flour, salt, and some rosemary. I say “some” rosemary because I like a LOT of it and you might only like a little.
  3. Once all of your ingredients are mixed together, drizzle extra virgin olive oil into a cast iron skillet (just enough to coat the bottom but not enough to make your dough float).
  4. Put your dough into the pan. At this point I sprinkle a little bit of all purpose flour on top of the bread, then put wax paper on top, then put a dish towel on top of that. It keeps the warmth in the pan and helps the bread rise.
  5. Preheat the oven for 400ºF . I usually place the pan on top of the stove to rise so that the heat from the oven preheating helps it along.
  6. Let rise for 1 hour.
  7. Take the towel and wax paper off of the bread, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and then sprinkle with more rosemary, pink Himalayan salt, and some cracked black pepper. If you feel fancy, add some fresh parsley or basil leaves to the top. You know what? Just add both! Live on the edge.
  8. Bake 35-40 minutes.

So just eat it?

STOP! NO! Okay, eat it that way if you want. If you want to add some jazz hands to that, try some of these ideas:

  • Roasted garlic to spread on it
  • Extra virgin olive oil mixed with oregano, basil, and some crushed red pepper. Makes a great dipping oil!
  • Hummus (because it’s great on everything, let’s face it.)
  • Dip it in some fresh pasta sauce
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