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Roast Garlic Bread (with Rosemary)
I didn't have rosemary the first time I made this so it turned out as a delicious garlic bread. The second time I made it was with rosemary but DBD preferred it without. The first time the dough was way too wet - made worse by the oil from the roasted garlic. The second time I put much more flour before adding the garlic...and it was better, but still too wet! The dough was floppy and did not hold it's shape.- 1.5 t yeast
- 1 c warm water
- 2 t sugar
- 2 t salt
- 3 T e.v. olive oil
- 2.5++ c bread flour
- [1 T dried rosemary]
- 1/4 t black pepper
- 1/2 t oregano
- 1 head of roasted garlic
- olive oil, coarse sea salt
- Roast garlic well in advance. Roast multiple heads at once for immediate and later use:
- Slice a full head of garlic horizontally.
- Place both halves on foil, cut side up. Drizzle olive oil generously on cut halves.
- Sprinkle each with a pinch of kosher salt (I used regular salt)
- Close the halves back together and quickly seal the foil, twisting it to prevent leaks.
- Place garlic on baking sheet and roast for 1 hour at 400F/200C or until the garlic is fully soft and aromatic.
- Let cool. Open foil and squeeze the cloves out of peel to use. Refrigerate unused cloves for later use in an airtight container.
- In a large bowl mix yeast, water, sugar and salt. Let sit for 5-10 min until it foams.
- Add in olive oil. Add flour and knead for about 10 min.
- Add rosemary, black pepper and oregano. Knead another 5 min. Add in enough flour to have a somewhat stiff dough (you may need to add 1.5 c flour!).
- Gently knead in the roasted garlic. The dough could be a bit sticky but manageable.
- Place dough in well greased bowl, oiling all surfaces of dough. Tightly cover in cling wrap and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour (maybe up to 2).
- Punch down dough.
- Shape into rounded loaf.
- Using sharp knife, cut criss cross slits on top.
- Place on greased baking sheet. Cover with a large bowl. Let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Gently brush with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt (I used regular salt and would have preferred a milder coarser salt), and optionally a bit more rosemary.
- Bake at 375/190 for 25-30 min. Splash water on loaf during middle of baking (or bake with tray of water).
- Increase temperature to 425 and spray again. Bake until top is a nice golden brown.
- Let rest for at least 5 min before slicing.
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