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Dutch Oven Caraway Rye Bread Recipe

Recipe by: chalkie

"No-fail and easy to make, no kneading, no double-rise. Caraway rye bread the way you like it! Perfect every time."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep15 m
  • Cook35 m
  • Ready In19 h 5 m
  • 1Mix rye flour, bread flour, buttermilk, caraway seeds, vital wheat gluten, and kosher salt together in a very large bowl.
  • 2Combine water, sugar, and yeast in a bowl until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Stir yeast mixture into flour mixture until well mixed and caraway seeds are evenly distributed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 18 hours.
  • 3Transfer dough to a heavily floured work surface. It will be somewhat elongated, so take the right and left sides and fold them into the middle. Turn dough over and gently use a spatula to tuck corners under; cover with plastic wrap for 15 minutes. Remove plastic wrap, dust dough with flour, and make shallow cuts in the top for full bloom.
  • 4Place a Dutch oven in the oven and preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  • 5Carefully place dough in the Dutch oven, cover immediately, reduce oven temperature to 460 degrees F (238 degrees C), and bake until bread is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Carefully transfer bread from the Dutch oven to the oven rack and bake for 5 minutes more.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Notes:
  • You can modify this, as you like. I also use the same recipe for white bread. I like to make a white bread and sub in 1/4 cup hand crushed whole oats and a few tablespoons of bran flake. Makes for nice color and texture.
  • Rye breads use sour dough, which is a pain to deal with and I wanted this to be very easy. I substitute 1/4 cup of water with buttermilk to help the flavor develop while the dough works and ferments.
  • Tip
  • Parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.
Ingredients
  • 1 servings
  • 1867 cals
  • 2 cups light rye flour (such as Bob's Red Mill®)
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons caraway seeds
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons flaked kosher salt, crushed
  • 1 3/4 cups warm water
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • 3/8 teaspoon active dry yeast
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    1867
    93%
  • Fat:
    10.7
    16%
  • Carbs:
    379.6
    122%
  • Protein:
    64.4
    129%
  • Cholesterol:
    2
    < 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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