Abe, thanks for that link! I love this Artisan Rye but love rye in general. Yesterday after looking at the site, I made the 8 hour quick sponge deli rye. As noted in the recipe, it makes a perfect light deli rye for sandwiches. And 8 hours start to finish, although I did wait until this morning to slice. Great blog for rye lovers!
A nice recipe to start with Liz. Glad youāre enjoying this site dedicated to all things rye. Great baker and wonderful recipes. Have fun working your way through them. Looking forward to seeing some of your bakes on this site.
Well, weāll see 
. I did not add the instant yeast in the recipe and I used my āwhiteā starter. I did not add the commercial yeast as I was confident in my starter and the flours. I noted that yeast is often added and I am not sure why. I will probably take the recipes and adjust to my preferences.
Exactly what I do Liz. Skip the added yeast and rely solely on my sourdough starter. They workout just as well. Youāve gotta give the famous Borodinsky bread a try. Can you get hold of red rye malt?
Good to hear, Abe (no yeast). I looked up red rye malt and looks like I can get it as it is a beer making thing also. Worse case, I found a recipe to make it from berries. So Borodinsky goes on my LONG list of things to try!
Exactly what I did. Couldnāt find any Red Rye Malt so went online to a brewing company and bought the next best thing - Crystal Rye Malt. Itās so similar it looks identical to Red Rye Malt when ground.
Thanks for sharing your modifications and the āloafā technique. Your loaves look wonderful!
This is one of my favorite recipes also and I was just thinking to increase volume and bake in my Breadtopia oblong clay baker which makes a long, but loaf shape (vs batard or boule). I find myself going back to loaf shape often as it works well for the size sandwichās and toast I like!
OK mixed it all up in the Kitchen Aid Friday afternoon, gave it two more 2-3 minute mix sessions after the initial mix, adding a bit more rye flour each time until the dough firmed up and began pulling away from the bowl. Knew I wasnāt going to get to bake it today itās still in the refrigerator, Iāll take it out before bed and hopefully the long hibernation it the cold will have no ill effects. The dough smells amazing and I added two tablespoons of cocoa powder to get a dark color, looking at the dough itās definitely dark, weāll see how it bakes up tomorrow after a long chill.
This is hands down THE BEST Rye bread Iāve ever tasted!!! Iām a year into sourdough baking (at home). Iāve been experimenting with different recipes and this is now my fave to work with and eat!!! Thank you for this brilliant recipe!!! My crumb, scoring and bloom need more practice but I donāt mind eating my mistakesā:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Looks awesome to me!
Thank you Eric!
I had great success with your recipe. Thank you for sharing! Has anyone had any luck freezing one of these loaves? I would like to bake a few ahead of time.
Thanks, Carrie
@cderuytt, I freeze breads all the time, but I slice them first and place the slices into a freezer Ziploc-type bag. I just toast up my slices when I want to eat my bread. I have never frozen a whole unsliced loaf though.
Leah
Can this be done using whole wheat flour? Will there be any significant changes?
Probably. Canāt harm trying and iām sure youāll get something nice out of it. Might take a bit of trial and error though. First thing that would have to be changed is the hydration. If you need any guidance on how iād tackle this recipe using wholewheat instead of rye just let me know.
Iād love some guidance! Iām a total newbie bread baker. Iām trying the recipe right now with a 1:1 replacement of whole wheat but Iām curious what you would do.
- Water: 400 grams, 1 3/4 cups
- Sourdough Starter: 70 grams, 1/3 cup (omit if making the instant yeast version)
- Instant Yeast: 1 tsp. (omit if making sourdough leavened version)
- Rye Flour: 245 grams, 1 3/4 cups
- Bread Flour: 245 grams, 1 3/4 cups
- Molasses: 44 grams, 2 Tbs.
- Fennel Seed: 8 grams, 1 Tbs.
- Anise Seed: 2 grams, 1 tsp.
- Caraway Seed: 3 grams, 1 tsp.
- Salt: 12 grams, 1 3/4 tsp.
- Zest of 1 Orange
Instructions
Sourdough Version:
- In a mixing bowl, mix the starter into the water. Add the molasses, all the seeds and orange zest.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flours and salt.
- Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet using a dough whisk or spoon until the flour is well incorporated. Cover with plastic and let rest for 15 minutes. After about 15 minutes, mix again for a minute or two. Again let rest for 15 minutes and mix one more time as before. Now cover the bowl with plastic and let sit at room temperature for roughly 12-14 hours.
Instant Yeast Version
- The only difference is donāt use sourdough starter and instead mix the instant yeast into the dry ingredients before combining with the wet ingredients.
Both Versions
- After the long 12-14 hour proof, stretch and fold the dough and shape into boule or batard (round or oblong) shape for baking. (If you didnāt follow that, Iām afraid youāre doomed to watch the video.) Cover again with plastic and let rest 15 minutes before putting in a proofing basket for the final rise. If you donāt have a proofing basket, line a bowl with a well floured kitchen towel and put the dough in there for the final rise. The final rise should last somewhere between 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Keep the dough covered with plastic to prevent it from drying out.
- Preheat your oven to 475 F a half hour before baking.
- Score the dough with a razor or sharp serrated knife and bake until the internal temp is about 200 F.
- Let cool completely before eating.
Notes
On 12-14 hour proofing period: I typically prepare everything in the evening for baking the next morning. You can also mix everything up in the morning and refrigerate until evening then remove before bed to resume the proofing at room temperature. Alternatively, if you get started with mixing everything up early enough in the morning, the bread can also be ready to bake in the evening. This is a nice option when you want fresh bread ready to eat for breakfast.
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Total flour = 525g
Total water = 435g
Hydration = 83%
Actually, I was concerned about the hydration but after looking at the recipe closer thatās quite nice for a 100% whole-wheat loaf so no need to change anything there.
How letās look at the methodā¦
Flour = 100%
Starter = 14%
But the ferment time is 12-14 hours. Iām thinking to play it safe and aim for 6-8 hours. Once the dough is aerated, has a good matrix of bubbles and is billowy then you can either move onto shaping and final proofing or shape, refrigerate and bake the next day or refrigerate then shape the next day and final proof then bake. 12-14 hours for a 100% whole wheat with 14% starter seems too much. But as always watch the dough and not the clock.
If you wish you can add in an autolyse of just the flour and water for one hour before combining the rest of the ingredients since itās 100% wholegrain. And this will make a proper dough using 100% wholewheat so youāll develop the gluten differently. When combining the final dough give it a few minutes knead till medium gluten formation then periodically give it a stretch and fold through the bulk ferment. Try and get in 4 sets about an hour apart.
