OLD MILWAUKEE RYE
A bread recipe for OLD MILWAUKEE RYE.
Ingredients
- 1 pk Active dry yeast
- 1 1/2 c Warm water
- 2 c Rye flour
- 2 tb Caraway seed
- 1 pk Active dry yeast
- 1 c Warm water
- 1/4 c Molasses
- 6 c Bread flour
- 1 Egg
- 3 tb Butter
- 1 cup Rye flour
Instructions
- 1
Dissolve 1 pk yeast in the warm water.
- 2
Stir in rye flour and caraway seed.
- 3
Cover bowl snugly with plastic wrap and let stand for 1-3 days.
- 4
Sprinkle the remaining package of yeast and remaining 1 cup water on the sponge mixture, blend well.
- 5
Add molasses, caraway seeds, egg, salt and rye flour and 2 cups of the bread flour.
- 6
Beat until smooth.
- 7
add butter.
- 8
Stir in remaining flour and mix well either with your hands or in a mixer with dough hooks.
- 9
Knead for 5-10 minutes.
- 10
Put in a greased bowl and let rise until doubled in bulk ( about 1 hour)
- 11
Punch down and let rest 10 minutes.
- 12
Shape into loaves or put into loaf pans, cover and let rise until doubled.
- 13
Carefully make slashes on the top of each loaf with a sharp knife or a razor blade, and brush with a beaten egg mixed with a tablespoon of milk.
- 14
Bake at 375 F for about 40 minutes.