Dark Caraway Rye Bread

Preparation info
  • One

    large oval loaf
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

  • About

The secret of the rich rye flavor of this bread is the addition to the dough of ground, as well as whole, caraway seeds.

Ground caraway is sometimes available in health food stores. If you can’t find it already ground, grind the seeds with a mortar and pestle, spice grinder, or clean coffee grinder.

Ingredients

Sponge

  • 1 cup warm tap water (about 110 degrees)
  • teaspoons (1 envelope) active dry

Method

  1. To make the sponge, place the water in a mixing bowl and whisk in the yeast. Stir in the flour smoothly, then cover with plastic wrap and let the sponge rise until tripled in volume and very bubbly, about 3 hours.
  2. To mix the dough by machine, place the ½ cup of flour, remaining ingredients, and the sponge in the bowl of a heavy-duty mixer. Mix with a dough h