Seeded Rye Sandwich Bread
This light-colored, light-textured loaf is ideal for sandwiches. It's fine-grained, holds together very nicely when sliced, and is chewy without being tough. For the seeds in this recipe, we've used either caraway, or our Five-Seed Baking Blend (a mixture of caraway, sesame, poppy, flax and fennel seeds); both are delicious, the caraway giving a more traditional flavor, the blend something we consider a bit more interesting.
Important information about your Deli Rye Flavor
Our Deli Rye Flavor, a pungent combination of rye flour, acetic and lactic acids, and natural flavors, gives your light and dark rye breads that elusive taste of real bakery rye bread. If your rye breads are good but not great; if they're lacking that certain je ne sais quoi, Deli Rye Flavor could be the answer.
We've found that 1 teaspoon rye flavor added to a rye bread recipe containing 3 cups of flour will give a mild rye flavor; increase the amount from there till you arrive at the exact flavor you like, trying up to 1 tablespoon per 3 cups of flour.
This rye flavor is also wonderful in crackers, Scandinavian flatbreads, and any other bread or flatbread that relies on rye flour as a main ingredient.
- 2 teaspoons regular instant yeast
- 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1 cup white rye (or light rye, or cream rye) flour
- 1/4 cup pumpernickel (or dark rye) flour
- 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 1/2 to 3 tablespoons caraway seeds
- 3/4 to 1 1/2 teaspoons Deli Rye Flavor
- 1 1/4 cups warm water
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Directions
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If you're making this bread in a bread machine, place all of the ingredients into the machine, program for Basic or White Bread, and press Start. |
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1) To make bread using the traditional method, whisk together the instant yeast, flours, milk powder, salt, sugar, seeds and rye flavor in a large mixing bowl. |
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2) Add the water and butter, and mix till well-blended. |
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3) Knead the dough, either by machine or by hand, for about 10 minutes, or until it's smooth and supple. If you're kneading the dough by hand, we recommend doing so on a lightly greased counter (spray your work surface lightly with vegetable spray), rather than a floured surface; when working on a floured surface, you run the risk of adding too much flour to the dough, which will result in a tough, dry loaf. Place the dough in a large, lightly greased bowl, cover the bowl with a towel or plastic wrap, and allow the dough to rise till doubled in bulk, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. |
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4) Turn the dough out onto a lightly oiled surface, and shape it into an oval. Place the dough in a lightly greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan, tent it with lightly greased plastic wrap, and set it aside till doubled in bulk and risen 1 to 1 1/2 inches over the lip of the pan, about 1 to 1 1/4 hours. |
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5) Bake the bread in a preheated 375°F oven for 35 minutes, or until it's golden brown and tests done (the interior of the loaf will read 190°F on an instant-read thermometer). Remove the bread from the oven, remove it from the pan, and cool completely on a rack. |
Recipe summary
- Hands-on time:
- Baking time:
- 35 mins.
- Total time:
- Yield:
- 1 loaf
- Recipe comments (5) »
Reviews
10/14/2009
I have been trying new recipes for rye bread for at least 25 years. Once i found this on your web site about a month ago i have bake it 4 times so far. I am overhelmed but its beautiful high rise, moistness and delicious flavor. My family agrees this recipe is the best rye bread I have ever made. If i could give this recipe more than 5 stars to show how much we really love it I would. Thank you for sharing the recipe with your customers.
10/09/2009
My husband and I love rye bread and agree that this is the best I've ever baked. I used a combination of seeds, from what I had on hand--caraway, sesame, poppy, fennel, flax, and chia. I used dark rye flour for the quarter cup and Heidelburg Rye flavor (what I had), rather than Deli Rye. The flavor of this bread is very good, and it is moist, yet slices easily and holds together--even in thin slices. I baked on a rainy day and had to add a little extra flour. Will be baking this loaf often.
07/13/2009
Made this bread this weekend, and my wife who usually doesn't like deli rye. LOVED it. The dough ended up being a little slack, so much more flour was needed than expected, but turned out beautiful (and YES, the KAF Deli Rye Flavor made a difference!)
04/11/2009
I have never had success making rye bread at home until I baked this delicious loaf today. It has a beautiful crumb and is not at all heavy and dense. I can't wait to have it toasted for breakfast...if there's any left after having some with soup this evening! Excellent recipe - thanks!
01/20/2009
My husband actually asked me where I bought this loaf of bread! Divine recipe! What else is there to say?
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