Braided Marble Rye Bread

If you re of our generation chances are good that when someone mentions a marble rye you think of that gorgeous chocolate brown and tan loaf that caused such trouble in a classic episode of seinfeld.
Braided marble rye bread. 8 people talking join in now join the conversation. Rye bread became a staple in eastern european countries because it grows well in cool climates. The secret to making braided rye bread with two different colored doughs is make sure that the doughs are very similar in ingredients and rising time. In a separate large bowl combine all purpose flour rye flour butter cocoa molasses salt and yeast.
Reinhart recommends letting the bread rest for two hours after coming out of the oven so that the flavors. Either way marble rye is the way to go when choosing a loaf. For the light rye dough combine yeast 1 cup bread flour salt sugar and caraway seeds. Mix well heat water and oil to 120 to 130 f.
375g strong white bread flour. I have a fondness for marble rye i don t know if it s the pairing of my two favorite types of bread into one or the fact that it makes the most perfect toast. Marble rye bread recipe ingredients. Add to flour mixture.
The key to baking a perfectly proportioned marble rye bread is therefore to use the same base dough for both the light and dark parts. Gradually add 1 cup water beating until a soft dough forms. In a household of two people we need bread that we can successfully freeze mr. Toasted and slathered with butter or sandwiched between some corned beef swiss cheese and sauerkraut.
This is from peter reinhart s magnificent the bread baker s apprentice. 50g dark rye flour. It is easy even for beginners i think. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead dough until smooth and elastic about 10 minutes.
Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. 4g caraway seeds lightly cracked with pestle and mortar. I like to use cocoa powder to get a nice dark color eschewing any food coloring. The cocoa powder also works as a great complementary flavor for the rye flour and caraway crust.
I got a little goofy and turned it into dinner rolls. His description calls for making two 1 pound loaves either braided or swirled. Marbled sourdough rye bread. In a large mixing bowl combine all of the ingredients except the cocoa rye flour mixture stirring until the dough comes together.
This is a fabulous bread i make often. Braided marble rye bread. 5g instant dried yeast. Blend at low speed.
With this recipe you can enjoy the benefits of a fine marbled rye without having to wrest it from the arms. By hand gradually stir in rye flour and enough of the remaining bread flour to make a firm dough.