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A Little More Rye

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wassisname

A Little More Rye

     I enjoyed the last country rye I baked so much that I tried another one.  This is the Polish Cottage Rye from Local Breads and the formula is pretty similar to the one I used for the last bake.  The only place I really strayed from the book was to use a coarse, whole rye instead of a white rye. 

Two main differences between this and the last bake:  a long knead rather than stretch and folds and a less aggressive bake.  It was nice to be kneading again, even with such a sticky dough.  All that kneading lent a bit more strength and a bit more chew to the crumb.  In combination with the cooler bake it made a crust that was more crispy-chewy than crispy-crackly. 

   All in all a very nice bread.  These light ryes are beginning to grow on me.  I think I'll head back to the books to find the next one.

Marcus

 

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dmsnyder's picture
dmsnyder

Leader's Polish Cottage Rye is a wonderful bread. I also prefer it with whole rye than with white rye.

David

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wassisname

Thank you, David.  I ran across your post of this bread before I baked it (I like to do a quick search when I can just to get a better idea of what to expect).  You made it looked so good I just had to give it a go!  I didn't get quite as much loft, but even so, it's just such a nice bread - even made a giant slab of French toast with it this morning, mmm...!

Marcus

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ananda

makes all the difference, Marcus!

And it has to be dark rye too, for me!

Lovely breads

Andy

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wassisname

I think I'm sold on the dark rye as well, Andy.  The bread still comes out with a nice, light texture so why not?  Would a white rye ferment more slowly, I wonder?  This dough rose so fast it was almost scary!  I think I underproofed it a touch just because of how fast it came up, but now that I know I'll be ready for it next time.

Thank you for the kind words,

Marcus

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holds99

Lovely crumb, crust and color. 

Howard

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wassisname

I appreciate it, Howard.  Your cracked rye pain au levain post (beautiful bread, by the way - I'm green with rye envy) got me eyeing the bag of rye berries in my cupboard, thinking maybe I could throw a few in the spice grinder and add a bit more texture to my next loaf.  Hmmm... we'll see.

Marcus

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varda

your posts on rye.   This one looks terrifically moist and substantial.  -Varda

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wassisname

The formula worked like a charm - highly recommended!  It turned out to be a great keeper as well.  Great sandwiches for days and good toast even after that.

Marcus