I often see Rye bread covered with some sort of seed - smaller than a
pumpkin seed, maybe a sunflower?

I see lots of recipes in SOAR that have Caraway seed but the Caraway I have
is much smaller than the stuff I see in bakery loaves.

Also, I sometimes see rye with a sort of oatmeal cover or dusting on it. Is
it simply oatmeal?

thanks

Hoges in WA

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:31:59 GMT, "Hoges in WA"
wrote:

I often see Rye bread covered with some sort of seed - smaller than a
pumpkin seed, maybe a sunflower?

I see lots of recipes in SOAR that have Caraway seed but the Caraway I have
is much smaller than the stuff I see in bakery loaves.

Also, I sometimes see rye with a sort of oatmeal cover or dusting on it. Is
it simply oatmeal?

thanks

Hoges in WA



Jewish or deli rye often has charnushka, but that seed is quite small
and black.

I have seen other rye breads with all sorts of seeds added in or on
(other than the standard caraway) just to add a bit of crunch. So many
cultures/ethnicities have rye breads that you might get some idea of
what is in it by knowing if the rye is a specialty bread or just one a
local bread maker has devised.

Why not ask someone where the bread is sold? If it is packaged, the
ingredients list should tell you what you need to know.

Boron