Classic Dark Rye Bread

A traditional recipe for Dark Rye Bread made by hand and baked to perfection.

Ingredients

3	teaspoons dried yeast
2	bread flour
1 ½	rye flour
1 ½	teaspoons salt
2	tablespoons cocoa powder
1	teaspoon instant coffee powder
1	tablespoon caraway seed (more or less according to taste)
2	tablespoons oil
1	tablespoon golden syrup
1	tablespoon molasses
1 ½	water

Instructions

• 1. Carefully place all the specified ingredients, in precise measurements and in the exact order as listed, into the bread machine.
  2. Select the 'dough' cycle on the bread machine.
  3. Once the cycle is finished, remove the dough from the bread machine, transfer it to a well-greased bowl, cover it, and let it rise in a warm place for approximately 30 minutes.
  4. Lightly knead the dough (while in the bowl) for about 1 minute.
  5. Gently transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
  6. Shape the dough by either forming it into a round ball, gently flattening it, pinching the edges underneath, and placing it in a round pan dusted with flour, or shaping it into a 'log' and placing it in a loaf tin for a rectangular or 'brick' shape.
  7. Allow the dough to rise again, this time for about 1 hour until it doubles in size.
  8. Preheat the oven to 200°C and bake the bread for approximately 30 minutes.

Jul 19, 2024