Macaroni Grill Bread

This is a knock off recipe of the bread at Macaroni Grill from Jamie Cooks it Up. Best served with a side of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. ☺

I made mine with whole wheat flour, so don't be thrown off by the photos. (about the photos.....I forgot about taking pictures for most of the process)

 Macaroni Grill Bread

1 1/2 t active dry yeast
1 C warm water
3 T olive oil
1/4 t sugar
2 1/2 C flour
1 1/2 t salt
1/4 t  Italian Seasoning
1/4 t cracked black pepper
3/4 T rosemary (best with fresh, but dried works too)
1/4 t Garlic Powder

Mix dough up (mix for around 7 minutes)  and let rise for 40 minutes.
Form into 2 small loaves, whisk up an egg and spread the egg wash over the
loaves.
Turn your oven on to 170 and place the loaves in oven for 15 minutes, and then raise the temperature to 370 and cook for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Brush melted butter or olive oil over the top, and sprinkle salt.



Grandma Aileen's Whole Wheat Bread

Probably like most grandma recipes, it was hard to get Grandma pinned down to write a recipe since it was all about throwing things in here and there. Seems like everyone has a different recipe for all our favorite foods that she would make. Rosaleen came up with this bread recipe using the measuring cups and spoons that grandma used and I've had sucess with the couple of times that I've made it. Some of us remember her putting a few cups of white flour in her bread too, but it's up to you. This bread is better toasted and all of us grandkids LOVED the Old English cheese spread on top. Peanut butter and jelly/ honey was also a favorite.

Grandma Aileen's Whole Wheat Bread

8-10 c Whole Wheat Flour (I used about 9 cups, and you can sub in a couple of cups of white flour if preferred)

3-3/4 - 4 c Water (more water if you use all WW flour)

2 T Salt

2 T Yeast

Put butter on hands to knead. Let rise in bowl for 1 hr. Knead and roll dough into pans and let rise for 1-2 more hours.

Bake for an hour at 375.

Makes 2 loaves

water, yeast, and salt

add flour and knead with butter on your hands

letting the dough rise

grease your pans

let raise

Bake at 375 for an hour

This is how us kids usually ate grandma's bread.

Toasted and spread with Old English cheese! ☺