{"id":7727,"date":"2025-08-30T11:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T15:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:01:40","slug":"romanos-macaroni-grill-rosemary-bread-copycat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?p=7727","title":{"rendered":"Romano&#8217;s Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread &#8211; Copycat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Always a favorite at Romano\u2019s Macaroni Grill was their Rosemary Bread. Dipping the warm Rosemary Bread into their peppered olive oil is just lovely.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"recipe\"><\/div><div id=\"wprm-recipe-container-7721\" class=\"wprm-recipe-container\" data-recipe-id=\"7721\" data-servings=\"2\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe wprm-recipe-template-lemon-limes-recipe\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-template-ll-container\">\n    <div class=\"wprm-ll-header\">\n        <div class=\"wprm-container-float-right\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n        <h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name wprm-block-text-bold\">Romano&#8217;s Macaroni Grill Rosemary Bread &#8211; Copycat<\/h2>\n        \n        <div class=\"wprm-recipe-summary wprm-block-text-normal\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Everyone loves the Romano&#39;s bread so this is our take on it<\/span><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wprm-ll-main-meta\">\n            <div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-servings-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-bold wprm-recipe-servings-label\">Servings <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-with-unit\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-servings-7721 wprm-recipe-servings-adjustable-tooltip wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"7721\" aria-label=\"Adjust recipe servings\">2<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-servings-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-block-text-normal\">Loaves<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"wprm-recipe-meta-container wprm-recipe-times-container wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-details-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-time-container wprm-recipe-total-time-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-bold wprm-recipe-time-label wprm-recipe-total-time-label\">Total Time <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-time wprm-block-text-normal\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-hours wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-hours\">2<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> hours<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-unit-hours wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-hours\" aria-hidden=\"true\">hrs<\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time wprm-recipe-total_time-minutes\">33<span class=\"sr-only screen-reader-text wprm-screen-reader-text\"> minutes<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-unit wprm-recipe-details-minutes wprm-recipe-total_time-unit wprm-recipe-total_timeunit-minutes\" aria-hidden=\"true\">mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"wprm-template-ll-buttons\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?wprm_print=romanos-macaroni-grill-rosemary-bread-copycat\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #000000;border-color: #000000;border-radius: 0px;padding: 10px 40px;\" class=\"wprm-recipe-print wprm-recipe-link wprm-print-recipe-shortcode wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-print-inline-button wprm-recipe-link-inline-button wprm-color-accent\" data-recipe-id=\"7721\" data-template=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Print Recipe<\/a>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"wprm-ll-equipment-ingredients\">\n        <div id=\"recipe-7721-equipment\" class=\"wprm-recipe-equipment-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"7721\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-equipment-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line\" style=\"\">Equipment<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\"><\/div><\/h3><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-equipment wprm-recipe-equipment-list\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-equipment-item\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-equipment-name\">1 large flat cookie sheet<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n        \n        <div id=\"recipe-7721-ingredients\" class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-ingredients-no-images wprm-recipe-7721-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular wprm-recipe-images-before\" data-recipe=\"7721\" data-servings=\"2\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Ingredients<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\"><\/div>&nbsp;&nbsp;<div class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings-container wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings-7721-container wprm-toggle-container wprm-toggle-buttons-container wprm-block-text-normal\" style=\"--wprm-toggle-button-accent: #666666;--wprm-toggle-button-radius: 80px;\"><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle wprm-toggle-active\" data-multiplier=\"1\" data-servings=\"2\" data-recipe=\"7721\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 1x\">1x<\/button><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle\" data-multiplier=\"2\" data-servings=\"2\" data-recipe=\"7721\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 2x\">2x<\/button><button class=\"wprm-recipe-adjustable-servings wprm-toggle\" data-multiplier=\"3\" data-servings=\"2\" data-recipe=\"7721\" aria-label=\"Adjust servings by 3x\">3x<\/button><\/div><\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\"><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"0\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Dried yeast<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"1\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Granulated sugar<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"2\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Water, tepid<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"3\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2 1\/2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cups <\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Bread flour<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"4\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Salt<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"5\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Rosemary &#8211; fresh chopped fine<\/span><\/li><li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\" style=\"list-style-type: disc;\" data-uid=\"6\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tbsp<\/span>&#32;<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">Butter unsalted, melted<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"wprm-ll-instructions\">\n        <div id=\"recipe-7721-instructions\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-7721-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal\" data-recipe=\"7721\"><h3 class=\"wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-none wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-line wprm-header-has-actions\" style=\"\">Instructions<div class=\"wprm-decoration-line\"><\/div>&nbsp;<\/h3><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-group\"><ul class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\"><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-0\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Place the yeast, sugar and water in the bowl of a stand mixer, food processor or large mixing bowl. Let sit for 10 &#8211; 15 minutes for the mixture to become bubbly as the yeast goes to work<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-1\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">M ix in 1 tablespoon of the butter, the salt and 2 cups of the flour.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-2\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Add in 1 tablespoon of the chopped fresh rosemary.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-3\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">If mixing by hand knead for about 10 minutes. In the stand mixer or food processor knead fpr 5 minutes until it comes together as a smooth elastic dough. If needed add a little more flour but only enough for it to come together as a nice soft dough.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-4\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Lightly oil a large bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and cover with a kitchen towel or cling film.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-5\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Place in a warm place to rise for about an hour until doubled in size.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-6\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Punch the dough down and diide into two pieces and allow to rest for about 5 minutes.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-7\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Lightly oil the cookie sheet with olive oil or a light cooking spray.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-8\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Shape the dough into 2 small round\/oval loaves.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-9\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Sprinkle the remaing rosemary evenly over the 2 loaves and press lightly into the dough.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-10\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Cover and allow to rise again for about 45 minutes until doubled in size.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-11\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Heat the oven to 375\u00baF.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-12\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Bake the loaves for 15 to 20 minutes until nicelly browned.<\/span><\/div><\/li><li id=\"wprm-recipe-7721-step-0-13\" class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction-text\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><span style=\"display: block;\">Remove from the oven and brush with the remaining butter. If you choose you can aso lightly sprinke the tops with salt.<\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div id=\"recipe-video\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wprm-ll-meta\">\n        \n        \n        \n        <div class=\"wprm-recipe-meta-container wprm-recipe-tags-container wprm-recipe-details-container wprm-recipe-details-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal\"><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-container wprm-recipe-course-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-bold wprm-recipe-tag-label wprm-recipe-course-label\">Course: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-course wprm-block-text-normal\">Breads &amp; Rolls<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-container wprm-recipe-cuisine-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-bold wprm-recipe-tag-label wprm-recipe-cuisine-label\">Cuisine: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-cuisine wprm-block-text-normal\">Italian<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wprm-recipe-block-container wprm-recipe-block-container-inline wprm-block-text-normal wprm-recipe-tag-container wprm-recipe-keyword-container\" style=\"\"><span class=\"wprm-recipe-details-label wprm-block-text-bold wprm-recipe-tag-label wprm-recipe-keyword-label\">Keyword: <\/span><span class=\"wprm-recipe-keyword wprm-block-text-normal\">bread, Romano&#8217;s, Rosemary<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always a favorite at Romano\u2019s Macaroni Grill was their Rosemary Bread. Dipping the warm Rosemary Bread into their peppered olive oil is just lovely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","loftocean_post_primary_category":434,"loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":0,"loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":0,"loftocean-view-count":177,"loftocean_coauthors":"","lemon_limes_single_post_intro_label":"","lemon_limes_single_post_intro_description":"","lemon_limes_single_post_hide_featured_image":"","lemon_limes_single_post_featured_media_position":"","lemon_limes_single_post_secondary_featured_image":0,"lemon_limes_single_site_header_source":"","lemon_limes_single_custom_site_header":"0","lemon_limes_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","lemon_limes_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"scroll-up-enable","lemon_limes_single_site_footer_source":"","lemon_limes_single_custom_site_footer":"0","footnotes":""},"categories":[3241,434,3288,3239],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bakery","category-breads","category-lunch","category-recipes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"loftoceanMetas":{"authorName":"Ian Cooks","categories":[{"name":"Bakery","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?cat=3241","count":53},{"name":"Breads","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?cat=434","count":29},{"name":"Lunch","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?cat=3288","count":36},{"name":"Recipes","link":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/?cat=3239","count":26}],"date":"August 30, 2025"},"loftoceanThemeMetas":{"loftocean_post_primary_category":"434","loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":"0","loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":"0","loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean-like-count":"0","loftocean-view-count":"177","loftocean_coauthors":"","lemon_limes_single_post_intro_label":"","lemon_limes_single_post_intro_description":"","lemon_limes_single_post_hide_featured_image":"","lemon_limes_single_post_featured_media_position":"","lemon_limes_single_post_secondary_featured_image":"0","lemon_limes_single_site_header_source":"","lemon_limes_single_custom_site_header":"0","lemon_limes_single_custom_sticky_site_header":"0","lemon_limes_single_custom_sticky_site_header_style":"scroll-up-enable","lemon_limes_single_site_footer_source":"","lemon_limes_single_custom_site_footer":"0"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7727"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8269,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727\/revisions\/8269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tasteofcotswolddowns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}