Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Caraway Rye Bread

Ingredients
2 pkgs dry yeast
3/4 cup warm water (110–115°F/43–46°C)
1 1/2 c milk
3 Tbsp butter
2 tsp salt
1/2 c molasses
2 Tbsp caraway seed
2 c whole-grain rye flour
4–5 c stone-ground whole wheat flour

Method
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Scald milk with butter and salt and cool until warm. Stir into yeast mixture. Add molasses and caraway seeds. Add rye flour, beat until smooth. Mix in enough whole wheat flour to make a soft dough. Turn onto floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic. Shape into a ball, place in greased bowl, turn to grease dough. Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down, let rest a few minutes.
Shape dough into two mini loaves and 2 long thin loaves: Divide dough into 4 parts. Roll each of 2 sections into 9×6-inch (23×15-cm) rectangles. Roll each one tightly, starting from a short side. Seal seams, tuck ends under, and place each into a greased 3×5-inch (7.5×13-cm) mini loaf pan. Roll each of the other 2 sections into an 11×6-inch (28×15-cm) rectangle. Roll each one tightly starting from a long side. Seal seams and pinch ends. Place on greased baking sheets. (Optional: brush tops with melted butter.) Cover, let rise until almost double. Bake at 400°F (205°C) about 20 to 25 minutes for mini loaves and 25 to 30 minutes for long rolls.

Source
Clipped from newspaper sometime in the 1980s.

Comments
Seems like a basic heavy, dark rye bread to serve thinly sliced.
If you use UHT milk, you don’t have to scald it, just warm it up to the right temperature.
Why whole-grain rye flour; is there any other kind?
I wouldn’t be too picky about requiring the flour to be stone-ground.

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