Rosemary Raisin Loaf Food

ROSEMARY RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Soften the yeast in about 1/4 cup of the warm water.
• Soften the raisins in the rest of the warm water.
• Combine flour, salt, and rosemary in a large bowl.
• Mix in the oil, water, raisins, and yeast mixture.
• Knead in enough flour (about 1 more cup) to make a smooth, elastic dough.
• Dough should be"tacky," but not"sticky.
• "Try to add just enough flour so that the dough doesn't stick to the board (or bowl) and then stop adding it.
• Too much flour will make the dough rise less.
• Place in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Punch dough dough.
• Divide into 2 portions, form into loaves, and press each into a loaf pan.
• Let rise until doubled.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until brown.

ALMOST-FAMOUS ROSEMARY BREAD

Steps:

• Stir the yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup warm water in a large bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer). Let sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, the flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons rosemary, the fine salt and 3/4 cup warm water; stir with a wooden spoon (or with the dough hook if using a mixer) until a dough forms.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead, dusting lightly with flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. (Or knead with the dough hook on medium-high speed, adding a little flour if the dough sticks to the bowl, about 8 minutes.)
• Brush a large bowl with olive oil. Add the dough, cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature until more than doubled, about 2 hours.
• Brush 2 baking sheets with olive oil. Generously flour a work surface; turn the dough out onto the flour and divide into 4 pieces. Working with one piece at a time, sprinkle some flour on the dough, then fold the top and bottom portions into the middle. Fold in the sides to make a free-form square. Use a spatula to turn the dough over, then tuck the corners under to form a ball. Place seam-side down on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, putting 2 balls on each baking sheet. Let stand, uncovered, until more than doubled, about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Bake the loaves 10 minutes; brush with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with the kosher salt and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon rosemary. Continue baking until golden brown, about 10 more minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool. Serve with olive oil seasoned with pepper.

SOURDOUGH ROSEMARY BREAD

Steps:

• Measure the starter into a mixing bowl.
• Add the milk, olive oil, salt, sugar, rosemary, raisins, and 2 beaten eggs and mix well.
• Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, stirring until it is too stiff to mix by hand.
• Turn onto a floured surface and knead in remaining flour until dough is satiny.
• Form an oval or round loaf.
• Place on a baking sheet and proof, covered, for 1 to 2 hours, or until about doubled in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make crisscross slash in top of loaf.
• Brush with the remaining beaten egg.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove loaf from baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.
• NOTE: This recipe can be made in your bread machine on the dough cycle; add ingredients to machine in order given, with the exception of the final beaten egg.
• Shape and bake as above.

ROSEMARY RAISIN LOAF

Steps:

• Pour the water, extra virgin olive oil and eggs into the bread machine pan. Sprinkle the flour over, ensuring that it covers the water. Add the milk and rosemary. Add the salt and sugar in separate corners of the bread pan. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the four (but not down as far as the liquid) and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the basic/normal setting, with raisin setting (if available), medium crust. Press Start. Add the raisins when the machine beeps or 5 minutes before the kneading cycle ends. Remove the bread at the end of the baking cycle and turn out onto a wire rack to cool.