Easy Rye and Caraway Seed Bread

Name: Easy Rye and Caraway Seed Bread
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon approx. mixed caraway and poppy seeds; 1 tablespoon approx. mixed caraway and poppy seeds; light olive oil, for greasing; 45 g butter, cut into cubes and softened; 10 g salt; 20 g caraway seeds; 150 g dark rye flour; 350 g strong white flour; 400 g tepid water; 25 g fresh yeast

Preparation info

Make
1
Large Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

This is particularly delicious with salami or cured meats. The quantity of caraway seed will depend on the freshness of the spice.

Ingredients

25 g fresh yeast
400 g tepid water
350 g

Europe
Ireland
Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Crumble the yeast into the tepid water and leave it for about 5 minutes, until it’s creamy and slightly frothy on top.

Mix the flours, caraway seeds and salt in a large, wide bowl. Add the liquid yeast with a little more tepid water if necessary to make a soft but not sticky dough. Add the butter gradually, kneading until smooth – this should take 8–10 minutes by hand or 5 minutes in a