Rosemary Bread

Impress your family and your friends! Serve this easy rosemary yeast bread to complement a hearty stew, or pot roast. Once you taste the first delicious slice, you will want it with every meal.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon active dried yeast

1 cup warm water 

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 tablespoon dried rosemary

1 tablespoon butter, softened 

1 tablespoon butter, melted 

Directions

1. Combine yeast and warm water in the bowl of your stand mixer or a large bowl, let sit to become bubbly. 
2. Add 1 tablespoon softened butter, salt and 2 cups of flour and dried rosemary. Knead on low, or by hand, adding the additional half cup of flour in small increments until he dough is smooth and elastic, but not very sticky. 
3. Transfer dough to an oiled bowl and cover with a towel. 
4. Let rise until doubled in size, about one hour. 
5. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or prepare a baking stone. 
6. Once the dough has doubled in size, punch down and divide the dough in half.  Place each half on the prepared baking tray and shape into 2 small oval loaves. 
7. Let the loaves rise a second time, until doubled in size, for about 45-60 minutes.
8. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 
9. In the preheated oven, bake for 15-20 minutes until golden and done. 
10. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter.