If you love the Italian country loaf and dipping sauce from Carrabbas then you’ll love this easy copycat recipe.
I used to live in walking distance of a Carrabbas. It was pretty amazing. I would walk over with friends for happy hour all the time. I LOVED their food (and still love their food, we just no longer live near one) I was always on a mission to recreate their dishes at home. Now that I’m no longer close to a Carrabbas, I love to make this copycat Carrabba’s bread with dipping sauce at home.
Despite the variety of ingredients for this bread, it is still best served with a flavorful olive oil dipping sauce. I usually throw this bread in my bread maker but if you don’t have one you can still make this bread at home and I will include instructions for both ways below.
Ingredients needed
For the bread, you will need:
- Dry active yeast: One packet or about 2 ¼ teaspoons if you’re measuring yeast out.
- Water: You’ll need warm water.
- Sugar: You’ll need a little bit of white sugar for this bread.
- Olive oil: You’ll need high quality, extra virgin olive oil.
- All purpose flour: The base of the bread.
- Italian seasoning blend, garlic powder, dried basil, dried rosemary, and salt: Yes, the bread at Carrabbas is very plain but it does have a little seasoning in it.
For the dipping sauce, you will need:
- Salt: Use sea salt, if possible
- Fresh cracked pepper
- Crushed red pepper
- Italian seasoning blend
- Garlic powder
- Dried rosemary
- Dried basil
- Onion powder
- High quality extra virgin olive oil
How to make this recipe
By hand
- To make this bread by hand, start by adding the water and yeast then slowly adding all the ingredients together and mix well.
- Knead the dough and then let it rise for approximately one hour in a warm place.
- Knead the dough again and then place it into a greased loaf pan.
- Bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees.
With a bread machine
If you have a bread maker then simply combine all the ingredients in order listed and let your bread maker work its magic. It should be set to a medium loaf.
For the dipping sauce
Add all of the spices to a large serving bowl and then add olive oil until the spices are distributed to your personal taste.
Other copycat recipes:
Copycat Carrabba’s Bread with Dipping Sauce
Why go out when you can make this delicious bread and dipping sauce at home?
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Prep Time
15
mins
Cook Time
40
mins
Rising Time
1
hr
Course
Bread
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
4
people
Equipment
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Bread machine (will also include recipes for oven)
Ingredients
Bread
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1
packet
dry active yeast
(2 ¼ teaspoon)
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1 ¼
cup
warm water
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2
teaspoons
sugar
-
2
tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
-
3
cups
all purpose flour
-
½
tablespoon
Italian seasoning blend
-
½
teaspoon
garlic powder
-
½
teaspoon
dried basil
-
½
teaspoon
dried rosemary
-
1
teaspoon
salt
Dipping Sauce
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1
teaspoon
crushed red pepper
-
1
teaspoon
coarse sea salt
-
2
tablespoons
Italian seasoning blend
-
1
teaspoon
garlic powder
-
1
teaspoon
dried rosemary
-
1
teaspoon
dried basil
-
1
teaspoon
onion powder
-
high quality extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
Bread Machine Instructions
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If you have a bread maker then simply combine all the ingredients and let your bread maker work its magic. It should be set to a medium loaf.
By Hand Instructions
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To make this bread by hand, start by adding the water and yeast then slowly adding all the ingredients together and mix well.
-
Knead the dough and then let it rise for approximately one hour in a warm place.
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Knead the dough again and then place it into a greased loaf pan.
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Bake for 40 minutes at 400 degrees.
Dipping Sauce
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Add all of the spices to a large serving bowl and then add olive oil until the spices are distributed to your personal taste.
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Copycat Carrabba’s Bread with Dipping Sauce
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