These turned out pretty good. A couple of tips though: They need all the salt and all the oil that it calls for, if not a tad more. Anything with flavor, including Italian herbs helps too. I put a couple tablespoons of an Italian spice mix (that also had salt in it) and they tasted good. I too made my dough in a bread machine, however, due to the size, I didn't let it rise in the machine. Just took it out and put it in a big greased bowl. Another tip, when shaping the loaves they need to be narrow and tall and I found that the damp towel I was using to cover them during the second rise kind of squished them and they turned out flat. Might have been better to baste them with a little oil and skip the towel so they could rise higher. But the crust turned out nice and crisp and the inside was good and chewy.

Reviewed On: May 29, 2009

Really good and very sweet.

Reviewed On: May 28, 2009

Very good. I made them in a bread machine. Had to add a little more flour. They turned out a little sticky, but very soft with a good flavor. The melted butter on top was good, would have been good with a little sprinkle of garlic power on top.

Reviewed On: May 28, 2009