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Swedish Rye Bread: 2nd installment

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bruneski

Swedish Rye Bread: 2nd installment

In my first ever two-bread day (!?!?!?!?), one of the breads I prepared was the delicious, grain-loaded Swedish Rye Bread.

Based on the improved recipe I developed with the invaluable help of several knowledgeable TFLers, this time it included a grain soaker (another tip from Karin!) and a cornstarch glaze (another tip from Khalid)!

The final formula is 45%-rye (by weight) and has final dough`s hydration set at 75% (by weight).

As a bread-baking apprentice, it seems I can already count this bread in the LEARNED column!

Since it's come out of the bread machine/oven less than 3 hours ago, crumbs shots will only come tomorrow.

Take care!

Note: all pics were taken with artificial lighting (but no flash)!

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dabrownman

can't wait to see the crumb.

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bruneski

Can`t wait to taste it!!!

Nice of you, as always!

Have a great weekend in beautiful Arizona!

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hanseata

And I would have dug into it already :)

Good job, Bruneski

Karin

 

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bruneski

... Karin!

Your influence (tips and teachings) is buried deep inside its delicious crumb and spread all over its crust (yes, we`ve already tasted it, 24 hours later!).

It also has a lot of Khalid`s ideas integrated all over it!

I guess now I can already say I`m a one-hundredth (1/100) Karin! :-)

Take care and have a great weekend!

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bruneski

After 24 excruciating hours, used up 'taking care of' our homemade baguettes (nothing left!) and waiting for our newest Swedish Rye Bread crumb to mature, we allowed ourselves a few slices.

Too bad it`s still impossible to transmit smells/odours and taste thru the internet.

All I can say is it smells really great! The kitchen was totally taken by its aroma.

It has a very distinct rye taste entangled with a hint of fennel and a touch of sweetness.

It has a very nice feel to the bite and when you munch on it.

Here are some crumb shots (taken under artificial lighting, but using no flash)

Take care!

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dabrownman

some pate, cheese, pastrami a bottle of wine, a nice dijon mustard and a fine sunset :-)

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bruneski

... thinly sliced grain-loaded Swedish Rye with some foie gras, some gruyère/brie/camembert, some pastrami/jamón serrano/prosciutto, a bottle of good wine, some nice Dijon mustard for sure and a beautiful sunset at Ipanema Beach here in Rio.

Could I ask for more?

Have a beautiful sunset yourself too!

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hanseata

I'd have it with Katenschinken (smoked ham) or Fleischsalat.

Happy Baking,

Karin

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bruneski

Schwedisches Roggenbrot mit Fleischsalat ist wirklich sehr gut!

Vielen Dank für das Rezept.

Have a great week!

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hanseata

Gern geschehen! You are very welcome!

I'm sitting here in Portland, ME, my husband is happily swinging the sledgehammer to demolish the bathroom, so I have nothing else to do (except for supplying him with screwdrivers, hammers, contractor bags etc.) but looking at food porn!

Just kidding,

Karin

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bruneski

Swedish rye bread with tzatziki