Best Dark Rye Bread
 
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This is a non-seeded dark rye bread made into 4 smaller loaves. Sure you can make onlt 1 or 2 loaves or even rolls/hamburger buns out of it.
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Recipe type: Rye Bread
Cuisine: Bread
Serves: 4 loaves
Ingredients
  • 2 cups old fashioned oatmeal (200g also called white oats)
  • 1-1/2 cups whole milk, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons warm water (10 mL)
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar (8g)
  • 1 tablespoon of active dry yeast (8.5g)
  • 1 cup medium rye flour (103g)
  • ½ cup bread flour (60g)
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour (60g)
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour (56g) (or any dark strong taste flour)
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ½ stick butter, room temperature (4 tablespoons) (50g)
Egg Wash
  • 1 large Egg (50g)
  • 1 tablespoon Water (15mL)
Topping
  • black sesame seeds
  • white sesame seeds
Instructions
Dough
  1. Measure out all ingredients.
  2. Place the oatmeal in the stand mixer bowl, add the room temperature milk and allow to sit for 30 minutes so the oatmeal can absorb the milk. It will look like a paste in the end (thick oatmeal).
  3. Meanwhile, combine the flours and salt in one bowl, stir to mix.
  4. Start proofing the yeast about 10 minutes before the oats are ready by combining the water, yeast and sugar together. Stir and let sit, it should become foamy.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the oatmeal and mix with the dough hook for about one minute on low speed.
  6. Add the yeast mixture, give a quick mix.
  7. Add the butter and knead for 5-7 minutes.
  8. Lightly flour the work surface and turn the dough out onto it. Knead by hand about 50 turns.
  9. Oil/grease a bowl, place dough in and turn to coat, leave coated side up. Cover with plastic wrap and a towel and set in a warm draft free place to double in size, about 1-2 hours.
  10. Lightly flour your work surface, turn the risen dough out. Push down to deflate gently and cut into 4 pieces.
  11. Form the pieces into loaves as shown in the video,
  12. Prepare baking sheet by covering with parchment paper and lightly flouring.
  13. Place the loaves on the floured parchment paper.
  14. Slash the loaves as desired. The video show 4 different ways, the choice is yours.
Egg Wash
  1. Prepare egg wash by mixing 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of water then brush on loaves.
Toppings and Baking
  1. Sprinkle with a mixture of white and black sesame seeds.
  2. Cover and let rise until doubled in size 30-60 minutes,
  3. Bake in a preheated 350ºF/177ºC over until golden brown and they sound hollow inside when tapped on the bottom. Baking times vary 20 minutes to an hour depending upon the size of the loaf/loaves.
  4. transfer to cooling rack to cool.
  5. Cool at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Recipe by Desserts-101.com at /how-to-make-the-best-dark-rye-bread/