Braided Marble Rye Bread

The cocoa powder also works as a great complementary flavor for the rye flour and caraway crust.

Braided marble rye bread. Braided marble rye bread. Blend at low speed. 50g dark rye flour. Mix well heat water and oil to 120 to 130 f.

In a separate large bowl combine all purpose flour rye flour butter cocoa molasses salt and yeast. This is from peter reinhart s magnificent the bread baker s apprentice. Either way marble rye is the way to go when choosing a loaf. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the cocoa rye flour mixture stirring until the dough comes together.

The secret to making braided rye bread with two different colored doughs is make sure that the doughs are very similar in ingredients and rising time. By hand gradually stir in rye flour and enough of the remaining bread flour to make a firm dough. With this recipe you can enjoy the benefits of a fine marbled rye without having to wrest it from the arms. I always thought you made marbled rye with two kinds of rye but that s not the case.

This is a fabulous bread i make often. 4g caraway seeds lightly cracked with pestle and mortar. 5g instant dried yeast. If you re of our generation chances are good that when someone mentions a marble rye you think of that gorgeous chocolate brown and tan loaf that caused such trouble in a classic episode of seinfeld.

Knead until smooth adding additional water or all purpose flour 1 tablespoon at a time if needed. For the light rye dough combine yeast 1 cup bread flour salt sugar and caraway seeds. It is easy even for beginners i think. Gradually add 1 cup water beating until a soft dough forms.

Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Marble rye bread recipe ingredients. The key to baking a perfectly proportioned marble rye bread is therefore to use the same base dough for both the light and dark parts. 375g strong white bread flour.

I got a little goofy and turned it into dinner rolls. In a household of two people we need bread that we can successfully freeze mr. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough until smooth and elastic about 10 minutes. Toasted and slathered with butter or sandwiched between some corned beef swiss cheese and sauerkraut.

Rye bread became a staple in eastern european countries because it grows well in cool climates. 100g light rye flour. Reinhart recommends letting the bread rest for two hours after coming out of the oven so that the flavors. His description calls for making two 1 pound loaves either braided or swirled.

Marbled sourdough rye bread. Add to flour mixture.