Rye Bread
A dense, German-style mixed rye loaf with caraway, raised with yeast rather than sourdough. Rye needs a wet, sticky dough that is mixed rather than kneaded, and a full day's rest before slicing so the crumb sets.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 300 g dark rye flour
- 200 g strong white bread flour
- 7 g fast-action dried yeast
- 10 g salt
- 2 tsp caraway seeds
- 380 ml lukewarm water
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sunflower oil, for the tin
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1948 kcal · P 54.6g · C 385g · F 15.5g
Estimated from 8 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Mix the rye flour, bread flour, yeast, salt and caraway in a large bowl.
- 2Add the warm water and vinegar and mix with a wet hand or a stiff spatula for 5 minutes into a thick, sticky paste. Rye does not build gluten like wheat, so it will never be smooth; do not add flour.
- 3Cover and leave to rise somewhere warm for 1 hour, until puffy and cracked on the surface.
- 4Oil a 900 g loaf tin. With wet hands, shape the dough into a log, lay it in the tin and smooth the top with a wet spatula.
- 5Cover and prove for 45–60 minutes, until the surface shows small cracks and the dough has risen by about a third.
- 6Heat the oven to 240°C (220°C fan). Bake for 15 minutes, then lower to 200°C (180°C fan) and bake for 40 minutes more, until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped underneath and reads 96°C in the centre.
- 7Turn out onto a rack, wrap in a clean tea towel once cool and leave for 24 hours before slicing; cut earlier, the crumb is gummy.
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Questions and answers
How long does Rye Bread take to make?
About 175 minutes: 120 min prep and 55 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Rye Bread?
8 ingredients: dark rye flour, strong white bread flour, fast-action dried yeast, salt, caraway seeds, lukewarm water, cider vinegar, sunflower oil.
How many servings does this Rye Bread recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Rye Bread?
About 162 kcal, with 4.6 g protein, 32.1 g carbohydrate and 1.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Rye Bread recipe suit?
It is vegan.
What cuisine is Rye Bread?
Rye Bread comes from German cuisine.
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