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Rye…bake’m if you got em.

by | Nov 2, 2010 | Bread, Rye

When using it for baking bread, rye flour offers both benefits and constraints. The lack of gluten makes it more challenging then wheat to form, or even find a holey crumb. But the taste and dense crumb are what make it delicious, none the less.

Since my cupboard is full of rye, I have been attempting to use it up. Today I baked a Jewish rye bread of the type I learned to make at FCI, this one featuring caraway seeds. I improvised with the recipe, instead using  brotegewurze (bread spice) along with some kalonji seeds.

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Then there is the "Schwarzer Hamsterbrot," full of seeds fit for a hamster but more likely to be slathered with some cheese or wurst for a human like me! This adaption of Wolfgang Süpke's blog favorite came from a fabulous baker/blogger.

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3 Comments

  1. Hans Joakim

    Yum! I’ve just had breakfast, but now you gave me that familiar hamster-craving again, Jeremy. Looks lovely!

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  2. Cris

    Yes,what a wonderfull caraway rye loaf, it’s my favourite bread. A question: is this bread the one in the Reuben sandwich?.Great idea the kalonjee seeds.

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  3. Jeremy

    Hans Joakim,
    Danke! It lasts forever, still moist and really good slathered with butter or cheese.
    Cris,
    Reuben Sandwich, I guess, but I prefer corned beef or pastrami, lots of mustard!

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