Vrterbrd

• 50 g fresh yeast
• 500 ml beer
• 50 g butter
• 1 cup treacle
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 12 tablespoons ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 cups rye flour
• 3 cups flour, bread
• 3 cups raisins

1. Heat butter and treacle with spices.
2. Set aside until luke warm.
3. Add the yeast to the butter mix and mash in then add the beer and zest to the butter mix.
4. Slowly add the flour and salt until you have a dough.
5. Knead until it is elastic and soft.
6. Turn into a greased bowl and prove until doubled in size.
7. Preheat oven to 175C.
8. Turn onto floured workbench and punch down and then knead in the raisins.
9. Form into 2 loaves, spray tops with water and place in oven.
10. Bake for 50 mins, spraying tops of bread a couple more times during baking.
11. Turn oven to 130C and bake a further 10 minutes.
12. Cool on wire rack.

fresh yeast, butter, treacle, orange zest, ground ginger, ground cloves, ground cardamom, salt, rye flour, flour, raisins

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/v-rterbr-d-425714 (may not work)