To Make the Rye Bread

Name: To Make the Rye Bread
Cuisine: Czech
Ingredients: 50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup milk, tepid; 2.5 ml/½ tsp caster (superfine) sugar; 40 g/1½ oz fresh yeast, or 15 g/½ oz active dried yeast; 40 g/1½ oz fresh yeast, or 15 g/½ oz active dried yeast; 250 g/9 oz/generous 2 cups strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 250 g/9 oz/generous 2 cups rye flour; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 5 ml/1 tsp caraway seeds; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup water, tepid; 15 ml/1 tbsp white vinegar (distilled 8% vinegar); 15 ml/1 tbsp white vinegar (distilled 8% vinegar); butter, for greasing

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Czech & Slovak Food and Cooking

By Ivana Veruzabova

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

For the bread

50 ml/2 fl oz/¼ cup milk, tepid
2.5

Europe
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Bread
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

In a small bowl, mix the milk and caster sugar, crumble in the fresh yeast and gradually stir in 15ml/1 tbsp bread flour. Cover with a dish towel and leave in a warm place for 10-15 minutes to become frothy.
Put the remaining ingredients in a large bowl, then add the yeast mixture. Mix with an electric mixer with a dough hook attachment or knead for 5 minutes.