Vince: Have you ever added rosemary to your bread?
Me: Probably not.
Vince: Why not?
Me: Because my husband doesn’t like rosemary!
Since Day 1 of Judy and Vince, he has not liked rosemary or cilantro and he likes about half as much basil as I like.
Now, he’s decided he loves rosemary! Every time he walks by our big rosemary bushes, which we planted when we moved here and now they’re almost as tall as I am, he grabs a handful and walks around smelling it.
So, I told him I would make rosemary bread.
Next time I will add a bit more rosemary. I didn’t want it to be overwhelming but I could have used a little more.
I used King Arthur’s Rustic Sourdough Bread recipe but I use about 4-1/2 cups of flour. I was using flour from Aldi because I haven’t used flour in so long, I didn’t have any so I grabbed a bag there.
Once the dough was nice and smooth, it went into the oiled bowl to rise.
It rose nicely. I’ve been feeding the sourdough starter for over a week (it started out as dried), and this was the first time I’ve used it in bread. I’ve used it in sourdough waffles but that recipe doesn’t give me a good idea of how much “poof” the sourdough will have.
Lack of poof was not an issue! I should have used a larger banneton.
The dough was then dumped into a Sassafras clay baker and baked with the lid on for about 30 minutes, then with the lid off for about 15 minutes.
It was perfect! Crunchy on the outside. Chewy on the inside. Vince suggested I make another one right away before I forget how I did it! 🙂
Jen says
He always has that last comment. ?
My son reminded me that I haven’t made bread in a LONG time. Lol
Carol C says
try adding fresh lemon zest to your rosemary sourdough. my husband started doing that after we bought a loaf somewhere and loved it. when we have fresh lemons from our meyer lemon trees in the fall, it is heaven in a loaf of bread! just delicious. I do juice and zest the lemons and freeze but I think the fresh zest gives the best flavor. the combination of rosemary and lemon is so refreshing.
Rebecca says
I even made rosemary lemonade once or twice, but i must have decided it was too much work. Just saying it goes along with your suggestion.
Melinda says
It’s hard to go back on the diet once off, huh? I’ve been off mine since early June and can’t get back to it. Ack
Nelle Coursey says
Love the way it looks! Sounds yummy!
dezertsuz says
It looks just perfect! And poofy!
Diane Russell says
Well, thanks a lot. Just kidding of course. It is going to be in the 90’s all week long. So I will get some sourdough stared. Haven’t made any since last year. So starter making will happen today. As I am really the only one to eat at lot of bread I make what I like, love homemade bread for breakfast. I even bought my self a cutting board just for bread. A baking I will go……..