It was kind of strange that it took so much olive oil though. FIVE whole tablespoons for only 2 and 1/2 cups of flour! Other than that, nothing seemed to set off alarm bells as I worked through the recipe.
My two loaves came out of the oven glowing with golden warmth and exuding a rosemary scent. I couldn't wait to dig in! And dig in, we did. We ate it warm with a toasted garlic dipping oil. Hmmm. The bread was really soft and really soaked up the oil. So, we switched to butter. Better. The boys and I polished off a whole loaf. Not bad.
BUT . . . the next morning I served it with eggs. Easy over. So we could dip our toasted rosemary fingers into the runny sunny yolk. Ugh. The bread was awful. It had such a strange texture. More like pound cake. It just wasn't right at all. Could it have been that great amount of olive oil in the recipe? I wonder.
Anyway, don't mess with this recipe. Find a better one. Somewhere. Anywhere.
7 comments:
Really nice pictures! I guess this is a bread that one needs to eat right away, the same day. Ours came out nice, really crunchy.
Sorry the boys didn't like it.
New follower! Looks fabulously delicious...especially the last pic!
I was all set on making this, but our neioghbor came ove and gave us two large loaves of bakery fresh bread from an Italian bakery right around the corner from us. I was going to wait until they were gone...don't want to waste any food you know! Tomorrow I'm making the Bacon, pea, and leek risotto! :) Your photos are great!
I did some things different: I used one and a half tablespoons of yeast. The recipe called for teaspoons instead of tablespoons. Also the recipe called for proofing the yeast in very hot water. That temperature kills the yeast. So I just used warm water and it was fine. I think there must have been typing errors in the recipe. I agree that oil makes dough softer. Twice now though, I have baked bread by brushing olive oil on top before putting it in the oven. I found out that it makes the crust really crunchy.
By the way, I like the new look of your blog. And as always, your boys look ADORABLE!!!
My mum was pleased to hear that you found it cakey the next day - we didn't eat ours whilst it was still warm - and she is happy that it wasn't just her (sorry!). Photos look great though. I love the idea of eating it warm with olive oil - you are making me so hungry!
Off to find a better recipe - maybe more of a ciabatta bread...
looks sooooooooper delicious & tempting
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