Living On Food: Rye Bread

Ulysses, 147 words, 2010-06-28

I decided to try making rye bread. For my first attempt, I just varied it off of my mixer bread recipe. I went with using a very slight variation, planning to then adjust from there.

I used the olive oil, 1/4 cup of molasses instead of 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 pound of rye flour and 1 pound of all-purpose flour.

It ended up being a bit denser, with a pleasant faint sour tang. Next time, I'm planning on adding caraway seeds and possibly upping the amount of molasses. I'll see how that is, and keep adjusting.

Things to try:

Adding caraway seeds (1/8 or 1/4 cup)
Increasing molasses amount
Using some regular sugar during the proofing stage
Increasing the proportion of rye flour to wheat flour
Butter instead of olive oil
Dark rye instead of light rye flour
More yeast

Living On Food

Rye Bread

Ulysses, 147 words, 2010-06-28

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