Description
Wonderful dark bread.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoons caraway seeds
- 1 ½ teaspoons fennel seeds
- 1 ½ teaspoons anise seeds
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
- ¼ cup butter, cut into cubes
- ¼ cup molasses
- 3 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed
- 1 cup rye flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
Instructions
- Combine caraway seeds
- fennel seeds
- and anise seeds in a spice grinder; pulse until coarsely ground.
- Heat milk and butter in a deep saucepan
- stirring occasionally
- until butter melts and milk comes to a bare simmer
- about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until milk registers 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) on an instant-read thermometer.
- Stir molasses and yeast into the milk mixture. Let stand until yeast is foamy
- about 5 minutes.
- Add 2 cups all-purpose flour
- rye flour
- salt
- orange zest
- and ground seed mixture; stir until dough forms a shaggy mass. Knead in the saucepan
- adding more flour if needed
- until dough is no longer sticky
- 5 to 7 minutes.
- Turn dough out on a floured surface. Knead
- adding more flour if needed
- until smooth and springy
- about 7 minutes.
- Place dough in a large greased bowl
- turning to coat. Cover with a damp kitchen towel or piece of plastic wrap. Let rise in a warm area until somewhat puffy
- about 1 hour.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place dough on the baking sheet. Cover lightly with a towel or plastic wrap. Let rise until puffy
- about 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in the preheated oven until browned
- 35 to 40 minutes. Bread will sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 8