Swedish Rye Bread Supreme

Name: Swedish Rye Bread Supreme
Yield: Makes 2 loaves
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: ¼ c. brown sugar, firmly packed; ¼ c. light molasses; 1 tblsp. salt; 2 tblsp. shortening; 3½ to 4 c. sifted flour; 1½ c. boiling water; 1 pkg. active dry yeast; 2½ c. rye flour; 2 to 3 tblsp. caraway seeds

Preparation info

Makes
2
loaves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Take your pick of caraway or anise seeds or orange peel for flavoring

Ingredients

¼ c. brown sugar, firmly packed
¼ c. light molasses
1 tblsp

Europe
Sweden
Nordic
Bread
Vegan

Method

Combine brown sugar, molasses, salt and shortening in large bowl; pour on boiling water and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool to lukewarm.
Sprinkle yeast on warm water; stir to dissolve.
Stir rye flour (stir before measuring) into brown sugar-molasses mixture, beating well. Stir in yeast and caraway seeds; beat until smooth.
Mix in enough fl