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Rye Test - Week 2B

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Rye Test - Week 2B

Here is the Milwaukee Rye.  Underproofing resulted from a conscious decision on my part, not a flaw in the formula:

And the crumb:

Very good stuff!

Paul

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wassisname

That's a beauty Paul!  These rye tester posts are going to be the end of me, the suspense may actually kill me.  Can I just go ahead and preorder the book now?  Well played Stan!

Marcus

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pmccool

while I was in South Africa.  There just wasn't time for me to fit in the baking then, plus a bit of a hurdle for some of the ingredients.  Consequently, I jumped at the chance to be a tester for the new book.

If you haven't yet, try Eric's Fav Rye.  While not identical, it's a good stand-in for this bread until you can get your hands on the finished book.

Thank you for your compliment, Marcus.

Paul

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davidg618

Hi Paul,

I don't often post pictures on other folk's threads, but felt it would be OK with you here.

I also suspected I'd under-proofed--paid attention to the clock, and not the dough. Looking over the loaf's shoulder you can see our crumbs are similar. Didn't hurt the flavor; like you said: Very good stuff!

David G

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pmccool

We're talking about the same thing, so the more the merrier.

Paul

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pmccool

Loaf:

I suspect my kitchen is cooler than Stan's.

Crumb:

You can cut it really, really thin, on the order of 2-4mm, and it holds together just fine:

Very complex rye-forward flavor.

Paul

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davidg618

I had nearly identical results also with the Friesian Rye.

David G

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dabrownman

bread comes from the Netherlands and is a flattish brick like black pumpernickel style bread.  It is several kinds of whole rye, no leaven at all, some molasses and then baked like a pumpernickel for 11 hours at 110 C.  This version is something quite different than that one.  This one looks grand where the other is a black brick:-)

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Apple Betty

Nice looking loaves Paul.  It seems that those of you that made the Frisian Rye got similar results.  The crumb doesn't seem as compact as some other Frisian breads.