My first sourdough rye

[qahtan]

This was my first sourdough rye, the crumb might look slightly better if I had let it get cold before cutting. :-)
I added rye flour to some of my white bread starter, left it to do it's thing, then made the dough the same as my white bread, but used another cup of rye flour, and the sugar was brown, apart from that it was my same white bread recipe, with just a tiny amount of fresh yeast,;-))))
I let it proof several hours, then shaped it into one loaf, covered well and put in fridge overnight, this morning I let it come to room temperature , then baked at 425, about 1 hour 20 mins.
qahtan

[Z~BESTUS]

GAHTAN:
Good sunday morning to you. Your Rye bread looks very good to me....nice job!!!. Gahtan where are you hiding the carraway seeds???.
I cannot see them.
Good luck & have a nice day my friend.

~ZEE.

[qahtan]

He, he I know, I didn't have any caraway seeds, and as it is lousy out
it wasn't worth asking luvvy to go and get some. :-)
Well that's my excuse. I will try and get some before next time....

qahtan ;-)))

[Myron]

Well, even without the caraway seeds, I'll take a slice. Maybe you could put a bit of sausage and some dill pickle along side?

[qahtan]

We had some for lunch with some vintage Canadian cheddar and shallots that I had pickled in balsamic vinegar and red wine.... wasn't bad, but I think maybe just a little more salt next time... qahtan

[KyleW]

Very nice. Rye flour can be a bit tricky, as it really doesn't have any gluten potential. Getting the crumb right is a true art form.

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by KyleW

Getting the crumb right is a true art form.

You can say that again! I've had excellent results with the formulas in Bread Alone. My crumb is still a bit dense, but getting better every time. Here's one of my earlier tries, made with a 100% rye starter:



I've also done the same with dried cranberries and pecans, and it was out of this world.

-Joe

[qahtan]

Hi, your sourdough rye looks good.
Yesterday I made oatmeal bread, with fresh yeast. ;-)) qahtan