Ingredients:

1 cup water

3 tbsp olive oil

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp sugar

1/4 tsp Italian seasoning

1 1/2 tbsp rosemary

1 tbsp yeast

additional rosemary to garnish

Instructions:

  1. Place ingredients, according  to manufacturer’s directions into your bread machine. Some call for all liquids, or all dry ingredients first, so know your machine. Set machine to “dough cycle” and wait. (This part takes most machines about an hour and a half for a full cycle).
  2. Remove from machine when cycle is complete and place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Shape dough by hand, into a rectangle mound, spreading kind of thin, maybe and inch or two thickness. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about an hour or until doubled in size. (This good time to go ahead and turn the oven on to preheat and help warm the kitchen)
  3. Brush with a little olive oil, sprinkle with rosemary and salt if desired. This is the way it’s done at Macaroni Grill.
  4. Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes until crust is golden and crispy. Bread is meant to be a flatter shape and not a high rising bread.
  5. Serve wit olive oil flavored with fresh ground pepper.