Healthy Rye Bread

Name: Healthy Rye Bread
Ingredients: 2 cups boiling water; 1/2 cup molasses; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 cup caraway seed (optional); 2 tablespoons honey; 1 cup rye flour; 1/2 cup warm water; 1 tablespoon yeast; 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar; 2 cups whole wheat flour; 4 cups unbleached white flour

11 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup caraway seed (optional)
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup rye flour
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 cups unbleached white flour

Directions

1

Mix first six ingredients together in a large bowl and let cool until molasses mixture is just warm.
2

Dissolve yeast and brown sugar in 1/2 cup warm water and add to molasses mixture.
3

Stir in unbleached white flour and whole wheat flour until dough is soft enough to knead. Knead briskly 5 to 10 minutes.
4

Let rise approximately 30 minutes and then divide mixture into 2 round loaves.
5

Place both loaves on a vegetable oil-sprayed cookie sheet and let rise 20 minutes.
6

Bake for 1 hour in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F.
7

Allow bread to cool before slicing. Serve warm.