This is from peter reinhart s magnificent the bread baker s apprentice.
Braided marble rye bread.
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In a household of two people we need bread that we can successfully freeze mr.
It is easy even for beginners i think.
Toasted and slathered with butter or sandwiched between some corned beef swiss cheese and sauerkraut.
For the light rye dough combine yeast 1 cup bread flour salt sugar and caraway seeds.
I have a fondness for marble rye i don t know if it s the pairing of my two favorite types of bread into one or the fact that it makes the most perfect toast.
Blend at low speed.
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough until smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.
100g light rye flour.
Marble rye bread recipe ingredients.
Marbled sourdough rye bread.
Gradually add 1 cup water beating until a soft dough forms.
In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the cocoa rye flour mixture stirring until the dough comes together.
Knead until smooth adding additional water or all purpose flour 1 tablespoon at a time if needed.
This is a fabulous bread i make often.
I got a little goofy and turned it into dinner rolls.
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.
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.
50g dark rye flour.
5g instant dried yeast.
375g strong white bread 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.
The cocoa powder also works as a great complementary flavor for the rye flour and caraway crust.
Either way marble rye is the way to go when choosing a loaf.
His description calls for making two 1 pound loaves either braided or swirled.
I always thought you made marbled rye with two kinds of rye but that s not the case.
By hand gradually stir in rye flour and enough of the remaining bread flour to make a firm dough.
I like to use cocoa powder to get a nice dark color eschewing any food coloring.
Braided marble rye bread.
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.
Add to flour mixture.
Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
4g caraway seeds lightly cracked with pestle and mortar.