Rye Bread

By á-5543

Ingredients

• 2 packages yeast
• 3 Cups warm water
• 1/4 Cup brown sugar
• 1/2 Cup vegetable oil (we used canola)
• 1/4 Cup molasses
• 2 TB.WHOLE CARAWAY SEED
• 1 TB. MINCED ORANGE PEEL
• 2 Cups rye flour
• 2 tsp. salt
• 7-8 Cups all-purpose flour (or all-purpose bread flour)

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water with brown sugar. Let stand a few minutes to be sure the yeast is active-the liquid will be frothy, brown and fragrant. Add the oil, molasses, CARAWAY SEED and ORANGE PEEL. Mix well. Stir in the rye flour and salt. Gradually add 6 cups regular flour. This is a heavy dough, so using bread flour will help give it more rise. Once 6 cups of flour have been stirred in, turn the dough out onto a table and knead, adding in the final 1-2 cups of flour as you go. The dough will be sticky at first. As you knead the flour in, about 1/3 cup at a time, it will get smoother and more elastic after about l0 minutes. Sometimes the final 1/2-1 cup flour isn't needed, depending on
the heat and humidity of the day. Place in a large, greased bowl and let rise in a warm place, covered with a tea towel, until double in size, roughly 1 1/2 hours. The dough can also be divided in half and refrigerated overnight in two large bowls covered with plastic wrap. Once the dough has risen, punch the dough down, divide into two pieces, and knead briefly to form into 2 loaves. Place in greased 9x5x3 loaf pans. Let rise until doubled, 45-90 minutes. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes and then turn out
on a wire rack to cool a bit more. Don't let it cool all the way; this bread is incredible when warm.