Roggenbrot Rye Bread Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Dissolve yeast into warm water. In a large bowl combine your milk, sugar, and you salt. Use your mixer to blend in molasses, butter, and yeast mixture and add 1 Cup of rye flour.
• 2. Use a wooden spoon to mix in remaining rye flour. Add white flour, stirring until the dough is stiff enough to knead.
• 3. Knead for 5 to 10 minutes with the heal of you hands. If the dough sticks to your hands or the board, sprinkle flour on the board or dough as needed.
• 4. Place dough on floured board, put a warm damp cloth on top of dough rise from 1 to 1 1/2 hours or till double in size. Punch down the dough and divide to form 2 round loaves. Sprinkle cornmeal on the baking sheet or stone. Let the loaves rise on a cooking sheet or baking stone. If you are using bread pans lightly grease and dust with cornmeal. Let loaves rise 1 1/2 hours.
• 5. Preheat oven to 375* Bake for 30-35 minutes. Take out and turn on to rack, brush the top with melted butter. Yields 2 loaves.

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• In a large bowl combine milk, sugar, and salt.
• Use a mixer to beat in molasses, butter, yeast mixture and 1 cup of rye flour.
• Use a wooden spoon to mix in the remaining rye flour.
• Add white flour by stirring until the dough is stiff enough to knead.
• Knead 5 to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed.
• If the dough sticks to your hands or the board add more flour.
• Cover dough and let rise 1 1/2 hours or until double.
• Punch down dough and divide to form 2 round loaves.
• Let loaves rise on a greased baking sheet until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Makes 2 round loaves.