I tested 'COPYCAT' recipes leaked by EX-EMPLOYEES of restaurants 9

You asked for it and I always deliver: the leaked recipe for olive garden garlic breadsticks, pesto sauce, artichoke dip and a mysterious discontinued pizza.
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Recipes:

Olive Garden Breadsticks
1 cup + 2 tablespoons (250ml) warm water
1 1/2 tsp instant yeast
2 tbsp (25g) white sugar
3 tbsp (42g) salted butter melted
2 tsp salt
3 cups bread flour
2 tbsp (28g) margarine
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder

Olive Garden Pesto Sauce
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 cups fresh basil chopped
3 garlic cloves chopped
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup Romano cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Olive Garden Artichoke Dip
1lb cream cheese
8oz mascarpone cheese
2 tbsp all purpose flour sifted
1 cup parmesan freshly grated
1/4 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley
1 garlic clove minced
5 green onions chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
16 oz pack fresh spinach chopped
14 oz can artichoke hearts chopped

Olive Garden Pizza
7 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 packet active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups warm water
1/2 tbsp + 1 tsp salt
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 eggplant peeled and cut into very thin slices
16 fresh garlic cloves
1 tbsp olive oil
4 rounds fresh mozzarella cheese
4 tbsp pesto

[renegadetwinkie]

I worked at OG for over 5 years. They use a fake “butter” sauce that gets slathered on the breadsticks, not real, melted butter. It’s SUPER yellow. The breadsticks also come in frozen from the warehouse, in big boxes. They aren’t actually made at the restaurant, they’re just baked and then slathered in the butter sauce stuff. Just Love your videos!!

[schmitzkatze]

As a professional baker I can tell you this: Your dough starts shrinking after giving the form cause it needs time to relax...
how you can do it: Make short sticks, let them chill 1 min. and then roll again till you get the lengh that you need :)

[The_Only_Baba_Yaga]

As a former "chef" at OG, i can 100 percent confidently i have no clue if these are right or not! Big chain corporations are all about "consistency" so almost everything comes premade and we just heat it up various different ways.

[Zetsumeii]

Your breadsticks weren't only similar but looked insanely better. Olive gardens always reminds me of a mini hotdog bun for some reason. lol

[suzz]

Tip: put the dough in the oven with just the oven light turned on. Cover the bowl with a tea towel. Make sure u don't turn the oven on. The light will heat ur oven to the perfect temp for dough to rise. (I make sourdough and other breads and this trick has always worked for me perfectly)

[benjsarchive]

olive garden is about to kidnap raphael and make him roll breadsticks in the basement for the rest of his live

[nancyankrom]

Thank you for writing the recipes in your description. Like you said it made watching the video more relaxing not having to write down every step. As an OG lover, I’m so happy you made these recipes. I’m going to make everything you made and be thankful for your video every time. ❤

[XanBos]

Your emotional response to each dish made me smile, even shed a tear. The pizza was the crowning jewel! As perfect as you dress, you worry about decorating the pizza….and yet that pizza looked well decorated. This was enjoyable, and makes me want to try each recipe! Thank you so very much!❤❤

[FeeFee]

I love your excitement especially how you say, “can you believe we made this”.

[Mikiwan]

As someone who is allergic to garlic, this video made me realise I should NEVER go to Olive Garden 😂😭

[hoardershaven]

Was having a very anxiety filled evening. I laid down to try and find something to help me cope on YouTube. And I see Raph and it was like that funny heavenly noise that I had my answer. Tada!
I love you Raph! Thank you for taking some of my anxiety away.
Just a note....that mixer you used, although I didn't see the name brand on it can imagine that it is the best home cook blender on the market. You had about half of your American audience sigh with envy as they are not cheap. 😁
Also, sit the large portion of the dough on the side and then put small clumps on the scale to get the wt.

[auntieshadow]

I absolutely love your videos. They help me sleep and I watch them when I want to decrease my anxiety level. Keep up the great work 🖤

[geghamhovsepyan]

I never click someone's videos faster 💀😂💜

[breanneblaquiere]

“You just have to trust the process” says that as if he wasn’t doubting the recipe the whole time 😂

[vlogsaurvidhi]

It's literally 1am here in India and your video is like a bedtime story i never knew i needed, lots of love😭❤️

[kaylanichols]

Your pesto seems to be a brighter shade of green. That means more fresh and therefore, it looks better

[caraziegel]

That pizza looked amazing! i once made 'gourmet' pizzas for my mom, and she cooked them on her grill, and she talked about that for years!

[Sinnie_]

I fall alseep listening to him (no he is not boring! his voice is just so soothing) and that its almost 1:30am in India

[DarkestSquall]

I was in a therapy appointment when this dropped.. Never have I wished my appointment to be done faster than today when this dropped LOLOL!!

[hopeliveshere]

Can we get a copycat recipe for Applebees spinach artichoke dip? That thing is magic