I’ve been meaning to make olive oil bread for a while now but every time I set my mind on it, I’d read about another bread combo and the olive oil was left behind again and again.
Last week, while reading my favorite blogs I saw Sara‘s olive oil rolls . I knew it’s time to roll up my sleeves and make some bread.
But I didn’t want to make regular olive oil bread, wanted something more. Looking through my pantry and my fridge in order for that something to go well with olive oil I laid my eyes on some rosemary sprigs
Perfect. Olive oil and rosemary seemed like a perfect combo for my bread. And trust me, it was. After all, who doesn’t love dipping some home made bread in some rosemary infused good quality olive oil? I for one don’t know anyone.
Now that I knew how I wanted my bread it was time to do some kneading, well my stand mixer does the work, but I take credit for it, don’t we all?
The result : the taste was out of this world. Olive oil kept the bread moist and airy and the rosemary gave it a great flavor and aroma.
Let’s turn the oven on and start baking
Olive oil Rosemary Bread
4 cups whole wheat flour
1 package dry yeast
2/3 cup lukewarm water
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 egg (optional)
2/3 cup lukewarm water
In your mixing bowl add the flour. Make a well in the middle and pour 2/3 cup lukewarm water. Add the yeast and let it few minutes until it dissolves.
Pour the olive oil over and mix about 1 minute at low speed.
Add the egg, is using, and chopped rosemary.
Slowly add more lukewarm water, about 1/2 to 2/3 cup, until the dough is elastic and clean itself from the sides of the bowl.
Put the dough into a greased bowl, cover with plastic foil and leave at room temperature until it doubles in volume.
When risen, divide the dough into 6 balls. Shape each ball into a baguette. Place them on a baking sheet and leave again, covered, at room temperature until almost double in volume.
Slash the top with a sharp knife and bake them in preheated oven, at 375F, for about 20-25 minutes.
Let them cool slightly before slicing. Serve with soup or creamy brie cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 package dry yeast
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 egg (optional)
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
Instructions
- In your mixing bowl add the flour. Make a well in the middle and pour 2/3 cup lukewarm water. Add the yeast and let it few minutes until it dissolves.
- Pour the olive oil over and mix about 1 minute at low speed.
- Add the egg, is using, and chopped rosemary.
- Slowly add more lukewarm water, about 1/2 to 2/3 cup, until the dough is elastic and clean itself from the sides of the bowl.
- Put the dough into a greased bowl, cover with plastic foil and leave at room temperature until it doubles in volume.
- When risen, divide the dough into 6 balls. Shape each ball into a baguette. Place them on a baking sheet and leave again, covered, at room temperature until almost double in volume.
- Meanwhile heat the oven to 375F.
- Slash the top with a sharp knife and bake for about 20-25 minutes.
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lovely bread roxona.Iive bread with olive oil and rosemary.
lovely bread..
Beautiful! I like how you proof the yeast in a well in the dry ingredients! Saves a bowl from being washed.
This bread sounds delicious!
This bread looks so good! I'd love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight. Also, we're featuring cookies this week so if you have any favorites we'd love to see those too!
The bread is looking so fresh and must be aromatic too..so lovely flavours of olive oil and rosemary… I always love seeing so wonderful breads and buns in your blog.
Sounds delicious and fragrant! Thanks for sharing!
You are a brilliant baker, the rolls looks perfect.
Hi Roxana
I too have been meaning to make a bread with olive oil and some other flavouring (garlic? olive? rosemary? LOL) but other ideas keep getting in the way 
These look gorgeous and I can imagine how wonderful they tasted!
This bread looks so lovely and it has all my favourite flavours! But will it rise, me & yeast have issues, big ones!! Glad to have found your blog, congrats on TOP9!
Another wonderful bred. I like this one. I have olive oil brought from my holiday in Greece and it gives a wonderful taste to bread.
aaa and good job with foodbuzz too! thumbs up
What wonderful bread. I love the idea of olive oil and fresh rosemary.
Mandy
What gorgeous little loaves! I can just imagine how they taste slathered in fresh butter!
They came out beautiful! Now you inspired me to add rosemary next time!
I adore rosemary and your loaves are gorgeous! Hope you are having a wonderful week
That looks amazing, I love rosemary bread…any bread with herbs really!
Beautiful looking bread. Great recipe to try, I can already smell it baking.
Thanks for a new bread recipe for me to try.
You did an excellent job on this bread! I love the olive oil and rosemary idea because personally I don't care for the taste of the wheat in wheat bread if that makes any sense!
Beautiful photographs!
This is such a lovely bread recipe. Olive oil and rosemary pair wonderfully together! Thank you for sharing this with us today. I hope you are having a great end to your week.
I love how beautiful the picture of the bread looks with the rosemary! Bread and cheese, that is the PERFECT meal if you ask me
Have a great night!
Excellent idea & inviting clicks..
Lovely! This is definitely one of the recipes we will try when we get our new standing mixer! I love that you use whole wheat flour and good olive oil in this preparation! ChefandSteward appprove!
ce paine faina si aromata !
Wow, that bread looks exquisite! I can just imagine sitting down to a giant bowl of pasta with this incredible bread… Yum!
Oh, my, I love the sound of this bread…and the photos are fabulous! Those slices make me want to dive right in~
Your dishes look yum … loved the presentation of the food ! good work
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Ce bine arata painea asta! Imi place la nebunie rozmarinul proaspat. Ti-a mai ramas din ea?
Oh my, that looks amazing. I would eat every little loaf myself and not share. Shhhhh.
I just made this bread and Its awesome. The only thing I'd recommend is to actually add some salt to the recipe to bring out the flavors.
I just finished making bread with my grandfathers recipe, adding in some herbs from my tea cabnit. The flavor didn't take, and I remembered that my mother wanted me to look for a rosemary & olive oil bread. So glad I found this! I was wondering if you could add any other kind of herbs, and if so, would you use the same amount or would that depend on the herb?
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loved the bread but really really needs salt added to the recipe!! the inside is very bland without it!
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