Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009

Great recipe. I used 2-1/2 cups of bread flour and 1/2 cup of self raising flour as I have run out of bread flour. I cut the sugar down to 1-1/2 tbsp and used 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary from my garden and omit the thyme and marjoram as I don't have any in my kitchen. Everything goes into my breadmachine and a couple of hours later a lovely aromative and delicious bread is ready. I will definitely make this again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

This has got to be one of the best doughs I've worked with from this site. I used my Kitchen Aid mixer to make this bread, proofing the yeast with the sugar and warm milk in the mixer bowl for ten minutes before adding the butter and eggs, then the dry ingredients. I added about a tsp. of garlic powder to the dough, I made no other changes. This needed a couple more tbsp. of flour to get it together to want to jump on the bread hook. I let it knead for about five minutes with the hook, then set it on my warm oven to rise for about an hour or so. Once it doubled, I formed it into a loaf and set it on the warm oven to rise again. This bread really went to town on the second rise. This took about 30 minutes in a 350* oven. So pretty and very good. This will go well with Turkey Noodle Soup, which is also from this site. I'll make this again!

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Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

I love making breads like this during the summer when fresh herbs are plentiful right in your own yard and you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for them in the grocery store! Herb breads are SO delicious, and this bread is certainly one of them. What caught my eye in this recipe was the addition of the milk (helps make for a tender bread) and egg (which adds moistness and richness) - and not one egg, but two! I was curious. Knowing that 2-1/2 T. of sugar would make the bread overflow in my bread machine (plus, I don't care for that much sweetener in my breads anyway) I trimmed the sugar down to just 1 tsp. I added a handful of fresh chopped parsley, chives, rosemary, oregano and thyme, and 2 T. of olive oil for the margarine called for. The recipe directs to use the basic white setting, but I wanted a deeper, crunchier crust and chose the French bread setting. The bread was everything I thought it would be - moist, rich, flavorful with a crisp and chewy crust. Delicious, and makes for fabulous sandwiches.

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Reviewed: May 3, 2009

So yummy! I didn't use a bread machine, so instead I let my yeast set for 5 min, and then I kneaded in my kitchen aid for 10 min. I ended up adding another 1/2 cup of bread flour. Let it rise for almost 1.5 hours and baked at 350 for 35 min. PERFECT!

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Reviewed: Mar. 29, 2009

The best bread we've made in our new bread machine yet. We're on our third load of this and very satisfied. If anyone is wondering, we used the 1.5lb loaf size setting on our machine for this recipe. We took a guess and it seems to work well. Our machine has options for 1.5lb and 2.0lb. Thanks, Leigh!

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Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2009

This recipe was fantastic. I used extra fresh rosemary, italian spice, olive oil instead of butter, and added a bit of parmesan. I also used 2 cups white whole wheat and 1 cup bread flour with a tbsp of vital gluten for rise. This rose incredibly high as it started baking (set bread maker on dough setting and then baked in the over in a loaf pan for 20 minutes at 350). Thanks for a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008

I dipped this bread in olive oil with some italian spices in it and it was AMAZING. Didn't have the fresh spices so I added half teaspoon extra of the rosemary for a little extra zing. Also, added 1/2 tablespoon extra of butter, didn't use margarine, just 2 T of butter. Excellent!

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2008

Try making tomato sandwiches out of this bread ! This italian loves this stuff .. Only, I used EVO instead of butter, added chopped garlic, used all purpose flour with a little extra yeast and put in lots of rosemary! Oh boy !

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Anna Marie

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2008

Texture marvelous, tastes great (though I'd add more rosemary, for sure), but there was too much dough for my machine - it rose into the lid, and I have a standard machine that can handle up to 2 lb.s. Would be great with some flavored olive oil.

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2008

Delicious! Made no changes.

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2008

Tastes just like the bread I eat at Cheevers in Okla City.

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2007

Wonderful bread! I made a foccacia bread & cut into chunks to use for a variety of dips for our appetizer table. I followed another reviewer's advice about adding olive oil and a bit of water but otherwise followed the recipe (except I didn't make with a machine, made by hand). Very savory and delicious, will make again! Thanks!

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Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2007

Great recipe! I topped with a little cheddar and Parmesan cheese, and cut into wedges. Then I warmed up some pizza sauce and used it as a dip. SOOO tasty! :)

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2007

Best bread recipe I've ever found, soooo tasty!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 22, 2007

I loved this recipe. I started it in my bread machine on dough and finished it by hand. I used fresh rosemary but substituted dried herbs for the others. I had to add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1-1/2 teaspoons of water after the first 5 minutes in the bread machine. Don't really know why. I shaped it and let it rise 45 minutes glazed the loaf with egg mixed with water and baked it on a bread stone for 15 min.@ 375 degrees. Will make it again, my daughter loved it. I am going to post a picture, I hope.

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Reviewed: Jan. 9, 2007

Wow, delish! Followed recipe to a T and came out perfect

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2006

This bread was good and I will probably make it again with the addition of some parmesan cheese. Next time I will remove it from the bread machine and bake it in the oven instead. The loaf was too large for my machine, besides, it looks so much better when baked in the oven.

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