grandma strand's swedish rye bread

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45 Pinches
Burlington, IA
Updated on Feb 5, 2013

for my sister-in-law Bertie

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method ---
yield 3 loaves

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 packages yeast
  • 1 - sifter of rye flour
  • 2 cups scalded milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup sorghum
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon crisco
  • - white flour, see note

How To Make grandma strand's swedish rye bread

  • Step 1
    Stir first 3 ingredients together with enough white flour to the consistency of cake dough
  • Step 2
    When yeast mixture gets all bubbly add to other ingredients and work in white flour to make a manageable dough.
  • Step 3
    Let rise until double in bulk.
  • Step 4
    Punch dough down and knead again. Form dough into 3 loaves, place in prepared loaf pans. Let rise in pans until above the rim.
  • Step 5
    Bake at 350* for 1 hour
  • Step 6
    *NOTE* You will need to add white flour at step # 1 and step # 2. I do not have a measurement for the white flour in these two steps....

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