Finnish Sour Rye

A homemade bread recipe for Finnish Sour Rye.

OtherOtherEasy45 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 4 cups starter from first proof
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 cups rye flour
  • 1 1/2 − 2 cups white flour

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mix starter, water, salt and rye.

  2. 2

    Add white flour to form a stiff dough.

  3. 3

    Knead until smooth.

  4. 4

    Divide dough in half.

  5. 5

    For western Finland style loaves, shape into balls and flatten until 1 inch in height and 8−10 inches in diameter. Make a hole about 2 inches in diameter in the center.

  6. 6

    For eastern Finland style loaves, form two rounded loaves.

  7. 7

    Prick loaves with fork and let rise about 2 hours.

  8. 8

    Bake at 375 for 45 min.

Tags

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