Crusty Wheat and Rye Bread

Crusty Wheat and Rye Bread Recipe
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Recipe Rating:
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Category: Savory Breads
Serves: make 1 large loaf

Ingredients

1 c bread flour
1 Tbsp yeast
2 Tbsp sugar
1 c warm water, 110 degrees approx
2 Tbsp cocoa powder, sifted to remove any lumps
1 c rye flour
1 1/2 c wheat flour
1 c bread flour
1 tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp molasses
1/4 c vegetable oil
1 c strong coffee, room temp
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snooksk9
Member Since Sep 2010
Wendy's Notes:

The crust on this bread is supreme! Super crunchy with a wonderful texture!!! Then when you get to the inside, you wonder where this bread has been all your life. Seriously! lol

This Bread is very similar to the ones you get at some of those fancy steak houses.

I have no clue where I found the original recipe for this from, I had it tucked away in my "recipes to try file". Dug it out today and tweaked it to my liking.

Enjoy! :o)

 

Directions

1
In a large mixing bowl add, 1 c bread flour, yeast, sugar and warm water, mix well with paddle attachment. Allow to rest 20 minutes.

Switch to dough hook, then add in cocoa powder, rye, wheat and bread flours, salt, molasses and oil. Turn mixer to low and slowly start adding coffee. You may need to add a little warm water, 1T at a time, at this point to get the flours incorporated. Once all flour is incorporated, continue to knead for 5 minutes, dough will start to pull from sides of the bowl and gather in middle, forming a dough ball, if you accidentally added to much water and dough is not coming together or is sticky, simply add a little more bread flour, a couple tablespoons at a time. This will be a firm, dry to touch dough.
2
Place dough into a oiled or sprayed bowl, flip over to coat both sides. Cover with plastic wrap and place in warm place to rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Then punch down and knead a couple times, place back in bowl, cover again and allow to double in size again. Then punch down, shape into loaf and place in greased 9x5 loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap, allow to rise about 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375.
If desired, with a sharp knife, cut a 1" deep slit down the center. Then bake 35-45 minutes. Or until a thermometer reaches 170 approx. (I just use a meat thermometer)
Remove from oven, to cooling rack for 2-3 minutes, then remove from pan to cooling racks to cool completely.
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Finnjin
Jan 29, 2013
WENDY.....MY kind of bread..
Looks delish!!
Thank you..
a GREAT RECIPE.....HUGS...Nancy...1/29/13
snooksk9
Jan 29, 2013
Thanks Nancy!!! It is DELISH! :o)
Hugs to you too!
jamie4cakes
jamie Beecham jamie4cakes
Jan 29, 2013
Oh yes this is just what I want thanks Ina its anothe keeper
snooksk9
Jan 29, 2013
I was hoping you'd like Jamie!!! This crust is soooooooo good!!! :o)
Finnjin
Jan 30, 2013
Good Morning, little one,
how I would love to bake his morning!!!.
I am making a pot of soup,
as I started feeling a little poorly yesterday...
and sure enough...
i am coming down with a head cold...
and soup is always good...
I will post this unusual soup on JAP..later today...
Back to your bread...seeing as i am limited ..using one hand..
it will be impossible to bake it today!
dern it...it would go great with this , or any soup.
guess i wil have to resort to the ole,
trusty...bread machine....
just saying....hugs, nancy...1/30/13
lynnsocko
Jan 30, 2013
Yummy I bet this is just delicious!!!
rhinemaidens3
Laurie Sanders rhinemaidens3
Jan 30, 2013
I want this toasted with butter for my breakfast!
Finnjin
Jan 30, 2013
Maybe I can make a big center hole..
fill it with BUTTER!!
Chow down...lol
I would be in PIG HEAVEN......SO YUMMY!!!
nancy...1/30/13
snooksk9
Jan 30, 2013
It is good Ladies, thank you! And Laurie, I had some today, toasted, slathered in butter! YUM :o)

Boy, when its cold you can really taste the coffee in it...lol I must say, I don't think I much like it cold, by itself, but I bet with fixin's and made into a sandwich it would be great!

Pig Heaven yesterday is what it was with me Nancy, when it was still hot out of the oven! lol
potrose
Rose Selvar potrose
Jan 31, 2013
Hot out of the oven is the best way to enjoy any homemade bread. This one wounds fantastic, Wendy... Pinching it. 1/31/13
snooksk9
Jan 31, 2013
YES YES Rose, 'tis the only way!!! :o)

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