It’s time for Karen’s Killer Fixin’s! Over the years, I’ve filled two 4-inch, 3-ring binders with my own creations as well as recipes my family and friends were willing to share with me. I simply love to cook and want to share that love with my readers. So every Friday, I share one recipe I think you and your family might enjoy. It might be a main course recipe from my own kitchen or a guest author favorite. It could be a cookie or baked item. Candy. Salads. Whatever strikes the eye and fancy…which today is CARAWAY RYE BREAD!
I love the occasional rye bread, especially when it’s homemade. This recipe has a solid rye flavor. The caraway seeds are a bonus. I recommend starting this in the morning so it has time to raise properly. I haven’t tried this in my bread maker, but I’m going to have to try it someday. I can no long do the kneading “thang” so it’s probably the only way I’ll get this bread again anytime soon.
I hope you enjoy today’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy eating!
Karen
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CARAWAY RYE BREAD
[Makes 2 Loaves]
2 cups warm water
2 pkg. yeast
1 T. salt
¼ cups dark molasses
2 T. butter
1 to 2 T. caraway seeds
3 cups unsifted flour
3 cups unsifted rye flour
cornmeal
1 egg white, beaten
caraway seed
Sprinkle yeast over water. Stir. Add salt, molasses, butter, caraway seed, rye flour, and ½ of flour. Beat until smooth. Add rest of flour. Mix by hand. Knead until smooth.
Place in lightly greased bowl. Turn over to grease top. Cover. Rise until double, about 1 hour.
Grease two large cookie sheets. Sprinkle with cornmeal.
Punch down dough. Divide in two loaves. Make round loaves. Tuck.
Place each loaf on a cookie sheet. Cut 3 slashes in each loaf to make a triangle. Cover. Rise 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375*. Bake 40-50 minutes. Brush tops with egg white. Sprinkle with caraway seed. Cool.
Happy Eating!
This sounds tasty. I wonder if using a kitchen aid type mixer would get enough kneeding?
I do have a dough hook on my Kitchenaid mixer but haven’t really thought about using it. I’ll have to see if I can find it. I’ve given up manual kneading but that might be an answer for those breads that don’t translate well to bread makers. Thanks for the reminder, Glenda!
I love caraway in my rye bread and have always added my own…good recipe!
I’m like you, now…. can’t knead any more 😔
Caraway just adds that much more flavor, right? I hope you can use the recipe, although it sounds like you already have one. Have a great day!
Sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing.
If you like rye bread, it really is a good version. Hope you enjoy it!
recipe sounds yummy. Thanks for recipe
I love homemade bread, just the smell of it can drive my taste buds crazy. I haven’t had a really good rye in a long time, I’ll have to try this.
Hope it turns out well for you, Julie!