It's a good thing that I need this bread for dinner tonight, because otherwise I would eat the whole loaf right out of the oven! The only thing I added was some Italian seasoning and garlic powder to the dough, then the last minute of baking, I brushed olive oil and Kosher salt on top. One other reviewer said it tastes like the Macaroni Grill bread...closest I've gotten, anyway. The dough was quite sticky coming out of the bread machine, so it was kind of a mess, but the loaves turned out great anyway.

This bread reminded me of the bread at Macaroni Grill. I made 2 small round loaves and 2 calzones. Note: I didn't proof my yeast which had an expiration date of 09/08 and was stored in the fridge since December. I had to leave the dough in the bread machine for an additional 30-45 minutes after the end of the dough cycle as it hadn't risen enough. Once I gave it more time it was fine. Thanks Destiny!

This was a great bread recipe, so easy! I let it rise on the pizza stone and baked it a few minutes longer and it worked perfectly. I used 1 cup of whole wheat flour because I ran out of regular...still great. Used the leftovers the next night for french toast, fantastic!

I thought this bread was great. I was looking for a bread to make on a snowy afternoon and this looked fine. I do not have a bread maker, but mixed one batch in my kitchenaid. The method I used: combine the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in the mixer. Then combine the oil and warm water and add slowly while mixer is running. After the dough comes together (I needed to add an additional 1/2 cup of flour), let the dough hook knead it for 7 minutes. I turned it out onto a board then but the texture was lovely and did not need more kneading. Preheated your oven to 200 then turn it off. Let the dough rise in an oiled bowl covered with plastic wrap in the oven for 40 minutes. The dough was a little sticky to handle but using the parchment paper eliminated most of the handling. I let it rise for the additional 40 minutes but in the future would let it rise longer - it wasn't that tall when done - but a lovely taste and texture. The crust was perfect. I will definitely make this again.

I need help. I think this would have turned out great for me, except I don't have a bread machine. I put it in my mixer w/a dough hook and it was very runny. I added much more flour to try to get it in a dough ball but my results were tough flat bread. Any suggestions?

I tried this twice and love the flavor and crust. However when I went to place the loafs in the oven (both times) they fell from the beautiful nice rise they were just the minute before I moved them. Can anyone tell me why and how to prevent this next time. I don't dare cut slices on top after they raise either as it was like deflating a balloon when I tried to cut a slit on top. Otherwise delicious !!!!! Thanks

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Mine turned out not so appealing to the eyes. I am giving it a 5 star though because I know it is something I messed up. The bread was excellent. Will be making it again. Thanks for sharing.

What an incredible flavor - almost identical to a recipe I tried last week but this one has a great flavor. The loaves came out soft. I have read that for that crispy crust water should be spritzed onto the crust three times during the first ten minutes of baking, but I couldn't find my water spray bottle so I didn't try it. Will next time, and this will be the recipe I use. Also, I don't have a baking stone yet so I used a preheated metal baking sheet.

Excellent!!If I could give this recipe more than five stars I would.This bread tastes just like Italian bread you would buy in a bakery in New York City.The crust is very crispy and thick.I made this recipe 3 times now.This past time I couldn`t use my bread machine.so I ended up doing it by hand.I had to add 1-1/2 cups more flour because it was very sticky.I thought it was going to come out too tough because of the extra flour,but it was excellent.You cant mess this recipe up!Also,don`t be discouraged to try this recipe if you don`t have a pizza stone.i don`t have one either and it`s fine!

Loved this recipe. Turned out great. I don't have a bread maker so I did everything by hand and it still turned out great.

I have made this recipe before---but I didn't remember putting in that much salt! Made 2 beautiful loaves, but they were really, really salty. Might suggest reducing the salt next time...otherwise a great recipe (:

This was awesome. However, I filled it with broccoli, sauted red onions, parmasain regiano, and minced garlic. layered it out and rolled like a jelly roll. Made 2 loaves and they were both gone in one day.

Tasty! Husband made this while I worked in the yard. It did not rise as much as he wanted it too (it was only about 35 degrees that day) but it was still tasty. We will make this again.

This was a really good bread with a very nice texture. Gave a loaf of it to my Italian neighbor who loved it! Will definitely make again!