Bread Machine Rosemary Bread

This bread machine rosemary bread recipe makes a great tasting bread with tons of Italian flavor. In addition, this bread smells fantastic coming out of the bread machine. You get the combined smell of rosemary AND freshly made bread. Your kitchen will smell wonderful!! This may be my best smelling bread machine recipe.

Bread Machine Rosemary Bread – Delicious & Smells Great!!

Recipe Sections

1. Instructions
2. Ingredients
3. Helpful Tips

FYI – Rosemary is a great-smelling herb used in many delicious Italian & Mediterranean dishes. It is perfect for providing homemade bread with a wonderful smell & taste.

Picture of Dried Rosemary

Ingredients – Bread Machine Rosemary Bread

• 1 1/2 Cups – Milk (warm) – 345 milliliters
• 4 Tablespoons – Unsalted Butter (sliced & softened) – 57 grams
• 3 Cups – Bread Flour – 360 grams
• 1 Cup – One Minute Oatmeal – 90 grams – Or use 1 cup of bread flour if you do not have oatmeal
• 6 Teaspoons – White Granulated Sugar – 24 grams – Or use only 2 teaspoons if you want a low sugar bread
• 1 Tablespoon – Onion Powder – 12 grams
• 1 Tablespoon – Dried Rosemary – 6 grams
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons – Salt – 9 grams
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons – Bread Machine Yeast – 4.5 grams

Servings – Roughly 12 slices

Equipment –  Measuring cup & spoons, flexible spatula, oven mitts, cooling rack… and of course, a bread machine!

You Can Also Make An Oven-Baked Rosemary Bread (With Bread Machine Dough)

Instructions – Bread Machine Rosemary Bread

• Bread Machine settings – 2 pound loaf, light color and ”basic” bread setting.
• Unplug the bread machine and remove the bread pan.
• Add all ingredients starting with the milk into the bread machine “bucket” (bread pan). Put the bread pan back into the bread machine.
• Plug in the bread machine. Enter the settings (2 lb, light color & basic) and press “Start” button.
• After the bread machine has finished kneading and before the baking cycle commences, sprinkle some rosemary on top of the bread dough.
• After the bread machine has finished, unplug bread machine & remove the bread and place on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine bread pan as it will be very hot!
• In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don’t want to be away from home when the bread machine “finished” alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen in order to remove the bread.

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Sprinkle Rosemary On Top After Kneading Cycle

Helpful Tips – Bread Machine Rosemary Bread

• The tips below are for bread machine “novices”. Hopefully, these tips will help you to maximize the success of your bread machine bread.
• Click on my “print recipe” link if you want to print out this recipe. It includes all of the recipe’s ingredients and instructions. However, the recipe print function does not include our tips section. Please read the tips section in order to avoid common recipe problems.
• This recipe is part of Bread Dad’s series on easy Bread Machine Recipes such as banana bread, French bread and multigrain bread.

• To make this bread look even more “authentic”, I sprinkled a tiny bit of rosemary on the top of the dough after the machine had finished kneading and before the baking had commenced. Don’t sprinkle too much rosemary because you don’t want the rosemary flavor to overwhelm things. Make sure to wear oven mitts when opening a bread machine because it may be hot. Also don’t put your hands inside the bread machine for safety reasons.
• This recipe calls for 1 cup of oatmeal in order to add a little fiber to this bread recipe. However, if you don’t have oatmeal or would prefer not to use oatmeal, you can replace the 1 cup of oatmeal with 1 cup of bread flour (so you would be using 4 cups of bread flour versus the 3 cups of bread flour & 1 cup of oatmeal called for in the recipe).

• Some of my “competitors” like to use fresh rosemary to make their rosemary bread. However, I prefer to use dried rosemary. Why? Because there is no need to make a special trip to the supermarket to buy fresh rosemary (because a bottle of dried rosemary is usually conveniently located in my pantry). In addition, dried rosemary has a much longer shelf life than fresh rosemary. I don’t want a ton of leftover fresh rosemary that spoils much more quickly than dried rosemary.
• Moreover, you need to have 3 times the amount of fresh rosemary compared to dried rosemary when making rosemary bread. For many recipes, there is a 3 to 1 ratio if you try to swap fresh rosemary for dried rosemary (e.g. 3 tablespoons of fresh rosemary equals roughly 1 tablespoon of dried rosemary). Dried rosemary has more concentrated flavor per tablespoon (because it is not diluted by the water weight found in fresh rosemary). You get more rosemary flavor in the dried rosemary on an ounce-to-ounce or gram-to-gram basis (as the dried ounce/gram doesn’t include much water weight). Of course, this assumes that you are not using very old/expired dried rosemary.
• If you want to add garlic to this bread, you should mince & FRY some garlic cloves before adding it with the rest of the ingredients. I always find that garlic powder (which is just dehydrated raw garlic) slows the yeast growth. However, frying the garlic seems to stop the anti-microbial effect of raw garlic. FYI – Strain off any excess oil used to fry the garlic as you do not want to add any excess liquid (which can cause a bread to collapse).
• If you like bread with great aromas, check out Bread Dad’s recipes for Bread Machine Onion Bread and Bread Machine Garlic Bread. Or explore my oven-baked recipes for Italian Herb & Cheese Bread, Olive Oil Rosemary Bread and Onion Bread.

• Use FRESH ingredients (e.g. flour) for the best results. Ingredients that have been sitting in the pantry for months can become stale or pick up weird smells & flavors. Try to keep your ingredients (e.g. flour) in airtight containers in order to extend their shelf life.
• Try to keep your ingredients (e.g. flour) in airtight food containers in order to extend their shelf life. Airtight containers protect ingredients from moisture (in the air), pests, dust, etc.
• Many bread machine users like to make a small indent in the top of the flour in order to hold the bread machine yeast in place (looks sort of like a small flour volcano with a yeast crater). This is done to prevent the yeast from falling into the liquid ingredients (and activating prematurely), coming into contact with the salt, etc. until the bread machine is turned on.

• Do NOT use cold milk. The main problem with using regular milk is that people tend to use cold refrigerated milk and this can slow the yeast growth. Yeast likes liquids are that not too cold or too hot. If the milk is too cold, you might end up with a denser bread (because the yeast has not risen properly). Ideally, the liquid temperature should be around 100-110 F.
• You can use dairy milk or non-dairy milk (such as soy milk or oat milk) to make this recipe. Use the milk that best fits your family’s dietary requirements.
• If you don’t have butter, you can use olive oil as a replacement. Just replace the butter with olive oil on a 1:1 basis.
• If you want to make a non-dairy version of this bread, replace the dairy milk with non-dairy milk & replace the butter with olive oil (or another vegetable oil).

• This recipe uses bread machine yeast (instant yeast). It does NOT use active dry yeast. Bread machine yeast is a type of instant yeast and does not have to be preactivated (unlike active dry yeast).
• If you haven’t used your bread machine in a long time, please buy some NEW bread machine yeast before making your bread. Old yeast can die or lose its potency and this will lead to bread that does not rise properly. Bread machine yeast may not be viable if it has been sitting in your pantry for years.
• Make sure to level off the ingredients in your measuring spoons & cups. No “mountains” of ingredients in your spoons & cups!! If you add too much of an ingredient, you can have a baking problem. FYI – I like to level the ingredients in my measuring spoons & cups with the back of a butter knife.
• FYI – Some bakers like to finish this bread in the oven in order to get a normal loaf shape (versus bread machine “block” shape) as well as avoid the mixing paddle hole in the bottom of the bread. You should read my Olive Oil Rosemary Bread recipe if you want to learn how to finish your bread machine bread in the oven.
• According to Wikipedia, rosemary “is an aromatic evergreen shrub… native to the Mediterranean and Asia”. In addition, “Rosemary leaves are used as a flavoring in foods, such as stuffing and roast lamb, pork, chicken, and turkey. Fresh or dried leaves are used in traditional Mediterranean cuisine. They have a bitter, astringent taste and a characteristic aroma which complements many cooked foods”. 

• If you have a problem with a bread machine recipe, please make sure that you are following the recipe exactly (e.g. using the correct bread machine settings), you are using the correct amount of an ingredient (e.g. don’t eyeball the measurements versus using a measurement cup or accidentally add a teaspoon when a tablespoon is called for), you are using the correct ingredients (e.g. bread machine yeast versus regular yeast or bread flour versus all purpose flour), etc. Please don’t “wing” things with recipes.
• If you start substituting ingredients (e.g. different types of flour), you are experimenting and should not expect similar results to the recipe shown above. Experimenting can be fun. However, you should expect some successes but more potential disappointments when you start to experiment with recipes. For example, if you substitute whole wheat flour for the bread flour, you will probably experience a problem (as whole wheat flour doesn’t rise nearly as well as bread flour). Moreover, whole wheat flour has a totally different flavor.

• You can also use this homemade bread to make one of Bread Dad’s delicious & toasty Panini Recipes.
• Be aware that some bread recipes may differ slightly between different types of bread machines. Therefore, please read your bread machine manufacturer’s  instructions for basic bread recipes (e.g. white bread or whole wheat bread) as these are more likely to work on your individual bread machine.
• Always wear oven mitts/gloves when dealing with a bread machine. The bread pan and the rest of the bread machine can get very hot during the baking process. This means that the bread pan and bread machine is likely to be very hot when you attempt to remove a baked good from the bread machine and/or bread pan.
• For more easy bread machine recipes (such as super soft white bread, pizza dough and bagels), please visit Bread Dad’s Bread Machine Recipes section.

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Rosemary Bread Questions

What is rosemary seasoning for?

Rosemary seasoning is used for creating Mediterranean or Italian-style foods. It is an aromatic herb that is a great seasoning for many foods such as lamb, pork and chicken. It is also a great spice to add to homemade breads. Rosemary is used in many recipes as either a fresh or dried herb ingredient.

What is rosemary?

Rosemary is a herb used in many recipes for its distinctive taste and smell. It is an evergreen shrub that grows in warm weather environments such as the Mediterranean. Many people even grow rosemary as a herb indoors. Rosemary leaves (fresh or dried) are a key ingredient for many Italian and Mediterranean-style recipes.

Reference Sources

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2. Wikipedia, Rosemary

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Bread Machine Rosemary Bread

This rosemary bread machine recipe makes a great tasting bread with tons of Italian flavor. In addition, this bread smells fantastic coming out of the bread machine. You get the combined smell of rosemary AND freshly made bread. Your kitchen will smell wonderful!! This may be our best smelling bread recipe. This rosemary bread recipe uses a bread machine to create a 2 lb bread loaf. Visit BreadDad.com for great bread & sandwich recipes.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time3 hours hrs

Total Time3 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Sandwich, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, European, Italian, Mediterranean

Keyword: bread machine recipes, bread machine rosemary bread, rosemary bread machine, rosemary bread machine recipe, rosemary bread recipe

Servings: 12 Slices

Calories: 194kcal

Author: Bread Dad

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups Milk (warm) – 345 milliliters
• 4 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (sliced & softened) – 57 grams
• 3 Cups Bread Flour – 360 grams
• 1 Cup Oatmeal (one minute oatmeal) – 90 grams
• 6 Teaspoon White Granulated Sugar – 24 grams – use only 2 teaspoons if you want a low sugar bread
• 1 Tablespoon Onion Powder – 12 grams
• 1 Tablespoon Dried Rosemary – 6 grams
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt – 9 grams
• 1 1/2 Teaspoons Bread Machine Yeast – 4.5 grams

Instructions

• Bread Machine settings – 2 pound loaf, light color and ”basic” bread setting.
• Unplug bread machine and remove bread pan.
• Add all ingredients starting with the milk into the bread machine “bucket” (bread pan). Put the bread pan back into the bread machine.
• Plug in the bread machine. Enter the settings (2 lb, light color & basic) and press the "Start" button.
• After the bread machine has finished kneading and before the baking cycle commences, sprinkle some rosemary on top of the bread dough.
• After the bread machine has finished, unplug bread machine & remove bread and place on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container as it will be very hot!
• In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don’t want to be away from home when the bread machine “finished” alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen to remove the bread.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 172IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg

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