Totally Rye Bread

Serves: 4

Rowena Kautzer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

47

Sweetness

55

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Milk

2 tbsps

Molasse

1

Egg

1 tbsp

Salt

Directions:

1

Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat

2

Let cool until lukewarm

3

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in the lukewarm milk

4

Let sit until creamy, about 10 minutes

5

Pour the yeast mixture into a large mixing bowl

6

Mix in the molasses, egg, 4 cups of the rye flour, salt, and caraway seeds

7

Cover with a damp towel, and let rise for 45 minutes

8

Stir in the remaining rye flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the mixture forms a soft dough; stir well after each addition

9

(You may not need to add all of the rye flour

10

)Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes

11

Lightly oil a large mixing bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat with oil

12

Cover with a damp cloth, and put in a warm place to rise until doubled in volume, about 1 hour

13

Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface

14

Divide the dough into two equal pieces, and form into loaves

15

Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pans

16

Cover the loaves with a damp cloth, and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes

17

Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped