Rosemary chive bread with parmesan
This Rosemary Chive Bread with Parmesan is a very simple bread to make. For reals. Can you make pizza dough? Yes. Yes, you can. So, you can make this! You basically combine a bunch of ingredients, let it rise, punch out, let it rise again, top with cheese, bake and brush with garlic butter! Easy, right? It is loaded with flavours like freshly minced chives, rosemary, a touch of chili flakes and topped with freshly grated parmesan cheese. Then, once out of the oven, it’s brushed with a little garlic butter. Bread, in my opinion, is possibly one of the best foods ever. Serve with some vino and butter and call it dinner, my friends!
Hey hey everyone! How are you? How was your weekend? Hubby, furry child and I had a lovely weekend. The weather was absolutely fantastic and I don’t know about you, but the bright, sunny weather always puts me in an extra good mood. We spent a lot of time outside puttering around. I’m a little behind the rhubarb train, but finally was able to cut some rhubarb from the garden and make a cake. We did a bunch of cooking/grilling this weekend…tacos, grilled pizza. There’s never enough time on the weekend to cook (or eat) all the meals I want to. Do you feel the same? This upcoming weekend, though, is a long one for us as it’s Canada Day on July 1st. Woot woot!
So another thing I recently picked from our garden was chives. They are growing like mad and I used them in this Rosemary Chive Bread with Parmesan. Funny thing is that hubby and I don’t eat a lot of bread in our home. Ok, ok, let me back track just a little….we don’t eat a lot of store bought bread; we usually never finish a loaf and if we do it’s because we have frozen the bread and take out slice by slice when needed; we just don’t eat a lot of it. But… when we have a fresh-from-the oven loaf in front of us watch out!! I would never be able to give up my carbs. Love ’em too much. Do you?
This bread is somewhat of a play on focaccia, which is an Italian bread. Focaccia is typically a flat rectangular shaped bread and is usually dimpled with your fingers before baking and topped with various ingredients, such as herbs and cheese. Rosemary is really common in focaccia. Obviously, this Rosemary Chive Bread with Parmesan is not rectangle, nor is it dimpled, but it does have fresh herbs and cheese and it tastes fabulous. Let’s not get caught up in technicalities, shall we 😀 ? I opted to make the loaf on the rounder side because, well, in my opinion, it is easier to form and I like to be able to slice off some for little toasts and top with things like goat cheese, smoked salmon, you get the picture.
Do you enjoy making bread? It’s not something that I make a lot, but I love it when I do and feel such a sense of accomplishment and pride when it turns out good. Not to mention, the smell permeating throughout the house when you bake homemade bread. Can someone bottle that scent already?! Imagine a homemade bread scented candle…
Though I used fresh chives in this recipe, I opted to use dried rosemary instead of fresh because our rosemary has not grown a lot yet and I want to let it go a little longer before cutting too much of it. Don’t forget, though, that if you do use fresh rosemary in this recipe instead of dried, the quantity is a little different. You need roughly 3 x the amount of fresh herbs for dried. For example, 1 tsp of dried herb is equivalent to 3 tsp of fresh, got it?
Everything (aside from the toppings, aka parm cheese and garlic butter) in this Rosemary Chive Bread with Parmesan is mixed together in one bowl in your stand mixer with hook attachment. You form it into a ball and then place it in an olive oil rubbed bowl, cover with wax paper and a tea towel and place in a warm area for about an hour. Then, you just punch out the dough on a lightly floured surface, reform into the ball shape that you want (about 8-10 inches in diameter) and let rest again for another hour. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, bake and then brush with garlic butter. Like most breads, serving warm is the best. No doubt about it!
What’s your favourite topping on homemade bread? Or do you just like to eat as is? I loves me some butter, but I also love a smear of butter and drizzle of molasses. So good. I’ve also been known to use Cheez Whiz. Don’t judge :p
Until next time, take care and chit chat again soon 🙂
Rosemary Chive Bread with Parmesan
Ingredients
Foccacia
- 3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2.5 tsp yeast -traditional
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp salt
- 2.5 tbsp olive oil -divided
- 2 tsp dried rosemary
- 1/3 cup fresh chive -minced
- 1/2 tsp chili flakes
- 1 cup water -luke warm
Toppings
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese -grated
Garlic butter
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 cloves garlic -clove smashed with back of a knife & halved
- pinch salt
Instructions
Focaccia wih Toppings
- Combine honey, olive oil (reserving 1/2 tbsp.) and water in a bowl. Stir to combine. Now, in a stand mixer with dough hook, combine remainder of ingredients (including honey/oil/water mixture) and mix about 2-3 minutes.
- With remaining 1/2 tbsp. of olive oil coat large bowl. Place dough in bowl, cover with wax paper and then tea towel and place in a warm area for about 1 hour. I placed mine in microwave (not turned on, of course).
- On a lightly floured surface, punch out dough. Form into a circular shape about 8-10 inches in diameter. Place on sheet pan and cover again for about 1 hour, letting rest in a warm area. Preheat oven to 400F for use shortly.
- Next, sprinkle parmesan cheese over dough. Bake on ungreased pan for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and brush on garlic butter. Let rest 5-10 minutes and then serve warm. Great with olive oil and balsamic vinegar or butter.
Garlic Butter
- Melt butter in small heavy bottomed pot on low. Add garlic and salt and warm for about 20 minutes.
I love baking bread but I have never topped a bread with cheese before, it looks sooooo good, I have to make it soon. And I envy you for the weather, we rarely had such a cold time in July, I mean, the summers are not particularly hot in Germany, but 15 degrees Celsius in July is an all-time low probably. Well, on the bright side, good weather for baking bread, I don’t mind turning on the oven when it’s so cold.
Cheese is the icing on the cake or should I say bread, lol 😀 Our weather is not that great. Luckily, Canada Day was absolutely beautiful, but it’s cloudy and 10 degrees Celsius here today. I don’t understand how it could be above 20 degrees last week and so much colder today. Oh well. I’d gladly turn my oven on in any temperature to make bread, though. Find it so relaxing to make 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Adina!
I don’t eat much bread… but every now and then I will cheat and have some if it is worth it. This recipe definitely looks worth cheating for! OMG! It looks heavenly. Your pictures are making me drool. I am pinning this to make at my next dinner party. Homemade bread is such a nice treat.
Awwww….thank you for the kind words, Katie!! And for the Pin! Appreciate it 🙂 Eating bread for me is like eating chocolate. If I’m gonna eat it, it better be the good stuff:D Not worth wasting the calories on just any ol’ thing, lol. Have an awesome weekend, friend!
I have a no-keand bread recipe that I am currently addicted to, but I think I have to give this one a whirl, with all the gorgeous herbs. and the CHEESE! You are inspiring me!
Can’t go wrong with herbs and especially cheese in bread, can you Kate? Makes it so much better 🙂 Thank-you so much, girl! Have a lovely long weekend!
I love making homemade bread – I find kneading dough extremely therapeutic 🙂 I could never give up carbs either! I am slightly jealous when you talk about bright sunny weather – it does not stop raining here in London 🙁 Just a little bit of summer would be so nice! Happy Canada Day!
Making bread is soooo therapeutic…totally agree! And carbs are the best, especially when there’s butter involved! Don’t get too jealous of the weather. It’s absolutely lovely here today, but rain and cloud tomorrow and the next day. Hopefully the forecast will be wrong! Fingers crossed 😉 Thanks so much for happy Canada Day wishes, friend! Have a great weekend!
I LOVE homemade, fresh baked bread. I love making it, I love baking it and above all I love eating it! I’m right with you on making a meal of it – a fresh loaf with lots of butter, olive oil for dipping and a bottle of red and I’m a happy chickie! Your Rosemary Chive Bread sounds perfect! It’s been a few weeks since I baked any bread – next rainy day I’m gonna be all over that! Enjoy your holiday weekend!
Thank-you so much, Amanda! A big hunk of bread, butter and wine sounds perfect right about now! Just what the day called for (or any day, really, lol) Hope you get a chance to try the recipe soon. Enjoy your holiday weekend too 🙂
This bread looks so perfect Dawn!!! Love that the herbs are from your garden too. Homemade bread is the best, especially in grilled cheese 🙂
Thank-you, Karrie!! Hubby and I were out in the garden today and are thinking about adding a few more things. Pretty exciting! Grilled cheese? Now, I want that – with lots of butter, of course 😉 ! Have a lovely weekend! xo
It sounds like you have a lovely garden, Dawn. I wish I had a green thumb. I would SO love to grow my own herbs and veggies, but my thumb is so brown, that I’ve killed bamboo and cactus! Seriously, no plant in my house ever lives. On the other hand, nothing smells better than homemade bread baking. If I could find a way to bottle that smell I would sell it! And I’m loving the parm, rosemary/chive combo!
Thank-you, Kathleen! Our garden is not huge, but there’s lots there for hubby and I. We are thinking of expanding it a little to try and grow more things 🙂 If you could bottle the smell of homemade bread, you would sell that stuff like CRAZY and I would be the first one to buy 😉 !! Thanks so much, girl! Have a fantastic long weekend!
pasmesan and rosemary and bread baking aroma is a great feeling that makes you turn on oven to bake. Great that you have garden to get your favorite plants growing and get them fresh while you cook. i too have a very small balcony garden to get some indian herbs grown. It is awesome to pluck them fresh while cooking.
No need to get caught up in technicalities over this one! I love everything about this bread!! I only wish I could have smelled it while it was baking… All the more reason to get my ‘bake’ on….immediately! 🙂
Thank-you, Annie!! The smell of freshly baked bread can’t be beat, can it? Have an awesome long weekend 🙂
Oh man, this bread is making my mouth water! I love love love rosemary in my bread, and baked with Parmesan? I will take 2 loaves please! 😉
Two loaves coming right up for you, Tracy 😉 !! Rosemary is one of my favs and, well, any type of cheese I LOVE. Thanks so much, girl!
Oh my gosh. This looks CRAZY good. That parm on top? Heaven. Just heaven. I’m coming over!
Thank-you, Mir! Appreciate the kind words! You’re more than welcome to come over the have some 😉
Yum, yum, yum! This sounds so heavenly, I can almost smell it through the computer! How I wish I had a few slices of this bread with my eggs this morning. I totally agree with you on the store-bought vs. freshly -baked bread battle – I will devour a loaf if it’s freshly homemade, and this I would totally devour! Rosemary and parmesan is one of my favorite flavor combos and I love the addition of chives! Hope you have a great long weekend!
Doesn’t homemade bread baking smell absolutely the BEST?! Nothing beats it! Cookies come close, lol 😀 Thank you so much for the kind words, Michelle. Now, you have me totally wanting toast and eggs (perhaps with some avocado too). Have a great long weekend too 🙂
I love baking bread, but have never included herbs! I have to change that soon because this great loaf is calling my name 😉
Yes, you do 🙂 Herbs really do make a difference. Have a great long weekend!
Oh yummmmm! I’ve got chives and rosemary in my garden right now- this sounds fantastic!
Thanks Sarah! Love to hear if you try it 🙂
I can just smell this bread through my computer screen, it looks soooo delicious! I don’t know why they haven’t made a bread scented candle yet, LOL. I swear I would be the first person to buy it. I am a bread lover as well, and like you, it has to be fresh out the oven for me. There is always enough time on the weekend to bake some bread. My favorite topping? CHEEEEESE. I haven’t made homemade bread in awhile, but can not wait to try this yumminess! Great recipe 🙂
Thank-you so much! I’m right there with ya in buying that bread scented candle 😀 Cheese on bread is awesome! I don’t think I’ve ever had a cheese that I didn’t like! Appreciate the kind words, girl! Enjoy your long weekend!!
Oh my goodness this bread!!!! You’re making me so sad that i didn’t grow chives this year. I’ll just have to go get some from the store to accompany my rosemary from the garden because this bread looks like everything I’ve ever wanted in life. I love making homemade bread and we’re like you too – we never eat the whole loaf of store bought bread and freeze. But this?! It would be gone in a day!
You’re too sweet, Jessica! Hope you get a chance to try the recipe soon 🙂 Thanks so much girl!
Oh, you are speaking to me with this post, Dawn! I love bread…well, homemade bread. And I love, love, love baking bread. In fact, it’s probably my single most favorite thing to do in the kitchen. If I could make and eat bread for every meal, I probably would. I’m digging the chive addition in this one! We have a bunch of chives outside right now, too, and I’ll probably have to toss in a handful next time I make bread now. Yum!!
The language of food (especially carbs) is the best language there is, isn’t it?! What is it about baking bread….so relaxing. I think a lot of people feel that way. Thanks so much, David, for the kind words 🙂 Have a great week!
I love homemade bread too. It’s one of my favorites to bake …and eat. A pat of butter on the to is how I like it best. This loaf looks spectacular. I’d better get baking some for me right now! 🙂
You just can’t go wrong with butter on bread. Butter just makes everything better, doesn’t it 😉 ? Thank-you so much, Kathy! Enjoy 🙂
I love the smell of freshly baked bread and have not baked bread in a while. . I want to now! rosemary olive oil is my fave and this rosemary chive bread looks amazing and that parmesan on top is fabulous!
Flavoured oils are awesome, aren’t they? Chili oil is pretty great too. Thanks so much, Alice! Hope your week is going well 🙂
Gah! I love my garden, but am too scared to plant rhubarb b/c I might poison us! Baking bread is the best and I’m totally digging this chive business!
Baking bread is definitely one of my favourite things to do, especially when it works out, lol. Thanks so much, Rachelle 🙂 !!
I feel exactly the same – never enough time for all the food I want to make and eat! Including this gorgeous bread! I have been meaning to make more homemade bread this year and it keeps getting away from me. That must change – and this looks like a great place to start 🙂 Pinned! XO
Right?! Where does the time go? Early on in the week, I think ‘ok, I want to make this, I want to make that.’ And, I never get to eat all. There’s only so much time and so much I could possibly eat 😀 Hope you get a chance to try the bread soon! Love to hear if you do. Thanks for the comment and Pin 🙂 Appreciate it girl! XO
Homemade bread is the BEST! I’m the same as you – rarely buy bread at the store, but when we make a loaf, oh my stars it goes fast! I haven’t tried butter and molasses, but butter and honey is enough to make me swoon. And Cheez whiz? Get out. Love it. Pinned!
If you love butter and honey, you’ll love butter and molasses! But, I’m definitely gonna try the butter and honey…sounds awesome! Well, butter and pretty much anything is fantastic, isn’t it 😀 ? Thanks so much, Liz, for the comment and Pin…really appreciate it!
Lucky you with the fresh rhubarb! This bread looks fantastic. The proofed and puffy dough with all the chives, chili flake sand rosemary looks so good, but the baked with that cheese all over… holy yum. You done good. 🙂
I can’t wait for the rhubarb to grow some more so I can make some more stuff with it! it’s the best! I loves me some bread! So relaxing to make and comforting to eat 😉 You can’t beat putting cheese on it too, can ya? Thanks so much, Kevin 🙂
So glad you had a wonderful weekend, Dawn! Spending it outside is always a win! I am SUPER jealous you have a garden… have I mentioned that yet? As much as I love the deer, they would destroy a garden, so I’m not even going to attempt dumping effort into it. Too bad you don’t live close, I’d come steal your fresh eats! hahaha. 😉 Making bread has to be one of the most therapeutic things ever, and I am totally making this next time I need to relieve a little stress!! Love the chives, rosemary and touch of spice you added to this bread! I’ll take extra parm and butter please! 😉 Pinned! Cheers, girlfriend! xo
If I lived closer to ya, I’d gladly share with ya 😉 Herbs for days! Too bad that the deer would destroy a garden; I bet they are super nice to look at, though! I remember at our last place, a moose literary came up the back yard (hubby was like 5 feet away from it) and walked down the street!! We actually were fast enough to get some pics too. Crazy, hey? Thanks for the bread love and, of course, the kind words and Pin. You’re the best, girl! xo
I would love to have a garden like yours Dawn! I had a small garden when the boys were little, but nothing recently. Maybe I’ll need to get one going again! I love this bread and you’re making it sound so easy! On my list my friend! Pinned!
Yes, you should get a garden going again 🙂 That would be great! Ours is not very big at all, but certainly enough for hubby and I. We love trying out new things to grow. Certain herbs works better than others for us. The bread is really easy….almost too easy 😀 Too tempting to be making/eating bread all the time! Thanks so much for the kind words and Pin, Mary Ann…much appreciated 🙂
Yay for Happy Dawn! That means regularly happy Dawn x1 million? Can the world take such happiness? YES it can. 🙂 In fact, I think it needs it. <3 So… can you bring over some of that happiness and perhaps whip up some of this incredible bread? And maybe a slice of that rhubarb cake you mentioned?
Bread is totally the official symbol of Winning at Home. Like, seriously. Lol. If you felt good making homemade cookies, wait til you make homemade bread. Pinning a huge blue ribbon on your lapel to signify your win. That is all. 🙂 Have a great week, friend! Pinning. xoxo
I would love to whip up some of this bread for ya, Demeter! And definitely some rhubarb cake ’cause everyone needs cake, right 😉 Maybe we can top the cake with some of your awesome nice cream? Sounds like a plan to me 🙂 Isn’t homemade bread THE BEST? Taste, smell, the whole package. All the carbs, lol 😀 Thanks so much, Demeter, for the sweet comment and Pin. Have a great week too. xoxo
Sounds like you have a wonderful garden, Dawn! I loved your instagram pics over the weekend, so glad you were able to pic some rhubarb! Now onto this bread…wow does this look AMAZING! My Grandma always used to grow chives in her garden, and I loved picking them with her. The fragrance was just wonderful! I can’t wait to start a garden next summer, with lots of chives. Sounds like it’s just perfect for this bread! Pinned! Hope your Monday is off to a great start!
Thank-you, Gayle! Our garden is not big, but it’s definitely big enough for hubby and I 🙂 Plus, it’s fun growing our own things. I loved how the rhubarb cake turned out…I’d save some for ya if I could 😉 Chives are the best, aren’t they? We always have so much luck growing them too and now they are starting to flower so they look that much nicer. Nice for little garnishes if I feel like getting fancy, lol. Thanks for the sweet words and Pin, Gayle! Have a wonderful week 🙂