Rye Bread
- 1 cup tepid water
- 1 cup rye flour
- 3/4 cup plain yogurt
- 1 tbsp unsulfured molasses
- 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp caraway seeds, lightly crushed
- 1 cup rye flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups bread flour, as needed
- 1 large egg, beaten, to glaze
- 1 tsp caraway seeds, for the crust
- Whisk the starter ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 812 hours, until bubbly.
- Transfer to a large bowl.
- Stir in the rye flour and salt.
- Stir in enough of the bread flour to make a stiff dough.
- Knead on a lightly floured work surface, adding more flour as needed, about 8 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic, but slightly sticky'do not add too much flour.
- Shape the dough into a ball, and turn in an oiled bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand in a warm place until the dough doubles, about 1 hour.
- Punch down the dough and form into a 9in (23cm) long football shape.
- Transfer to a floured baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand until almost doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425F (220C).
- Brush the loaf with beaten egg and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
- Cut a shallow slash down the center of the loaf.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 400F (200C) and continue baking until the dough sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom.
- Cool on a wire rack.
water, rye flour, plain yogurt, molasses, yeast, caraway seeds, rye flour, salt, bread flour, egg, caraway seeds
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/rye-bread (may not work)