Dark & Hearty Rye Bread Recipe
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1 | |
| Sugar | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Warm water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salad oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 3 tablespoons dark molasses | ||
| Unsweetened chocolate | 1/2 Ounce | |
| Caraway seeds | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Fennel seeds | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 3/4 cup shredded bran cereal | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Rye flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 1 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
Directions
In a measuring cup, dissolve yeast and sugar in water; let stand until bubbly (about 10 minutes).
Stir in oil and molasses; set aside.
Insert metal blade.
Place chocolate, caraway seeds, fennel seeds, bran cereal, and salt in work bowl.
Process continuously until chocolate is finely chopped; leave in work bowl.
Add rye flour and 1 3/4 cups of the all-purpose flour to work bowl.
With motor running, pour yeast mixture through feed tube in a steady stream, as fast as flour absorbs it.
When dough forms a ball, stop machine.
Dough should be slightly moist.
Process continuously for 45 seconds to knead.
Shape dough into a ball; place in a greased bowl and turn to grease top.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (1 to 1 1/2 hours).
Punch down dough and knead briefly on a lightly floured board, then shape into a smooth ball.
Place on a greased baking sheet.
Flatten slightly to make a 6-inch round.
Cover and let rise until loaf is 2 1/2 inches high (about 45 minutes).
Bake in a 375° oven until well browned (about 35 minutes).
Let cool on a rack.
Stir in oil and molasses; set aside.
Insert metal blade.
Place chocolate, caraway seeds, fennel seeds, bran cereal, and salt in work bowl.
Process continuously until chocolate is finely chopped; leave in work bowl.
Add rye flour and 1 3/4 cups of the all-purpose flour to work bowl.
With motor running, pour yeast mixture through feed tube in a steady stream, as fast as flour absorbs it.
When dough forms a ball, stop machine.
Dough should be slightly moist.
Process continuously for 45 seconds to knead.
Shape dough into a ball; place in a greased bowl and turn to grease top.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (1 to 1 1/2 hours).
Punch down dough and knead briefly on a lightly floured board, then shape into a smooth ball.
Place on a greased baking sheet.
Flatten slightly to make a 6-inch round.
Cover and let rise until loaf is 2 1/2 inches high (about 45 minutes).
Bake in a 375° oven until well browned (about 35 minutes).
Let cool on a rack.
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