Rye bread in cloche didnt rise....
i made my first rye bread....whole wheat, a bit of corn meal and the rest rye (about 50% rye....). mistakenly, i only gave the dough two risings, as i had been doing a lot of pizza dough prior to this and 'forgot' about the final rising after shaping the loaf. i used a homemade 'la cloche' a large unglazed pot i had soaked in water.....so i slid the bread on the baking stone (oven preheated to 450) and baked for 20 minutes, then removed the cloche and baked another 20. the bread tastes wonderful....however the total height of it can't be over 2 inches tall. if i had done the last rising before putting in the oven, do you think it would have risen better? i had heard that the cloche was the way to go......i feel discouraged. this is my first rye and i've heard that rye is a challenge.....at least it tastes good.....the crust both top and bottom is very chewy and good, so that's a start.