German Dark Rye Bread
German Dark Rye Bread

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook german dark rye bread using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make German Dark Rye Bread:
  1. Get In a large mixing bowl, stir the following together, then let rest for about 5 minutes:
  2. Take 2 cups water, heated to 100-115⁰
  3. Make ready 1/4 cup brown sugar
  4. Take 2 pkgs active dry yeast
  5. Prepare Add the following, and then beat well and let sit for 10 minutes:
  6. Take 1/4 cup molasses
  7. Take 3 1/2 cups rye flour
  8. Make ready 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  9. Get 2 Tbsp. Hodgson Mill Vital Wheat Gluten
  10. Prepare 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
  11. Get Add the following, and then mix in well:
  12. Take 1/4 cup melted butter
  13. Get 2 tsp. salt
Steps to make German Dark Rye Bread:
  1. Mix in 1 cup all-purpose or bread flour. Mix in enough of remaining 1 ½ to 2 ½ cups bread flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes.
  2. Oil a large bowl and put in the kneaded dough. Cover with a damp towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
  3. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Gently work the dough to eliminate air bubbles, shape into loaves, and place in oiled, parchment-lined bread pans. Place large bowl over the pans (not a damp towel, as the dough may rise and stick to it) and let rise 1 hour, until nearly doubled. Slash the tops of the loaves a couple of times with a very sharp knife. Pre-heat oven to 400⁰.
  4. While pre-heating, for a chewy crust, place an empty metal baking pan on the lower rack of oven. When oven is up to temperature, put bread in oven; at the same time, add ¼ cup water and a couple of ice cubes to the lower empty metal baking pan and immediately close the oven door.
  5. Bake in for 25-28 minutes. Immediately remove from pans and cool on a wire rack.

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