Garlic Rosemary Bread

Have you ever baked bread before? If not, you’re going to love how easy it is. This dutch oven garlic rosemary bread recipe is one of my new favorites, and it’s so simple. There is seriously nothing more comforting than homemade bread.

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Garlic Rosemary Bread

I love bread. The end.

Kidding, but homemade bread is something that makes my heart sing. I’m not going to lie. The best part is that is it’s so easy, so simple, and so delicious.

A few weeks ago I came across this No Knead Bread recipe from Gimme Some Oven and it’s delicious. I used it as a guide to dress it up and lower the flour a bit for this garlic rosemary bread recipe.

I had never baked bread with a dutch oven before and after Ali’s tutorial, I’ll never do it differently ever again.

Supplies Needed

There isn’t much you need, aside from the ingredients, but I do recommend the following:

• Parchment Paper
• Dutch Oven (I have a ceramic KitchenAid dutch oven that I received as a wedding gift, but I can’t find it online. I have ordered an Amazon Basics brand one to try out to see how it works, I’ll report back.)

I haven’t made this recipe without a dutch oven, so I don’t know how it will turn out without it. The dutch oven helps the bread bake with steam.

How long does bread need to rise?

There are a few factors involved in bread rising: the temperate of your home, the type of yeast you used, the flours, your elevation. It all matters. So you may have to experiment a bit to find what works best for your situation but I’ll share what works for me.

I simply combine all the ingredients into a mixing bowl and stir it together with a wooden spoon. I don’t bother kneading this recipe and it’s so freeing). The less work, the better. I am always looking for the simplest route possible.

I’m lucky enough to have a proofing option with my oven. My house is usually cold (especially when it’s not the summer) so I hit bread proof, cover it with a clean towel, and let it rise for an hour.

If you don’t have a proofing option, you can turn on your oven and let the bowl sit on top. I have also let the bread sit over furnace vents in the past as well (this worked so well for my homemade buns).

Make what you have work for you.

This is what the dough looks like after rising for an hour. I used a quick yeast because that’s always what I have on hand. I typically only ever make my family’s recipe for homemade buns and that requires the quick rise yeast, so that was that.

Can you use regular yeast? Yes. If you do let me know how it turns out in the comments.

Scoring Bread

To allow the steam to escape while baking the bread, I scored my bread.

I did this by taking a paring knife and slicing down the center. You can make multiple slices or go the fancy route and make some pretty designs.

I’m a beginner at bread scoring, but one day I’ll attempt some pretty work. I’m not there yet.

What to serve with homemade bread

Don’t get me wrong, I can eat this loaf of bread on its own (especially with some salted butter) but I am all for homemade bread and soup. Here are a few of my favorite homemade soup recipes:

• Instant Pot Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie Soup
• Zuppa Toscana
• Roasted Cauliflower and Cheese Soup
• Hamburger Soup

How to make bread in a dutch oven

Baking bread in a dutch oven is a game-changer. It doesn’t dry out and it’s like it hugs the dough to form this beautiful artisan loaf.

I love this method of baking.

Turns out the steam of the bread works with the dutch oven to simply bake it to perfection. I’m not even going to pretend to know what I’m talking about here…all I know is that it works and it works well.

So just trust me on this one.

Do you bake bread? Do you have a longstanding family recipe or do you throw things together and hope for the best? Let me know in the comments…and be sure to share your recipe!

Next up on the bread experiment is Jalapeno Parmesan Bread. It’s delicious and you have to try it!