Dark Rye Bread

Name: Dark Rye Bread
Ingredients: 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided; 2 packages dry yeast; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 cups warm water (105° to 115°), divided; 3 cups rye flour; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon caraway seeds; 1/3 cup molasses; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine

10 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
2 packages dry yeast
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups warm water (105° to 115°), divided
3 cups rye flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1/3 cup molasses
2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Directions

1

Combine 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, yeast, sugar, and 3/4 cup water; let stand 5 minutes.
2

Add remaining water, rye flour, cocoa, salt, caraway seeds, molasses, and butter to yeast mixture; stir well. Add enough remaining all-purpose flour to make a soft dough. Turn dough out onto a floured surface; knead 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
3

Punch dough down; divide in half. Shape each half into a ball. Place each ball in a greased 8- inch round cake pan. Cover and repeat rising procedure 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
4

Bake at 400° for 25 minutes or until loaves sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.