"Janet B." > wrote
> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>> "Janet B." > wrote
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>> So, you're into baking bread. I was wondering, do you think
>> that making rye bread is difficult? I'm going to be stopping by
>> King Arthur Flour in a week or two and I was thinking of picking
>> up supplies there.
> It can be as difficult as you want to make it. There are plenty of rye
> recipes that use enough white flour to overcome the stickiness of the
> rye -- they are easy to make. There are rye recipes that use yeast to
> make them rise and they are easy. The purists insist on making a 'sour'
> first and using that to rise the bread. That's a little more difficult,
> although it depends upon the recipe. Then there are those that do the
> real pumpernickle that cooks for a long, long time at a low temperature
> and that's a toughie. There is everything in between. Rye flour doesn't
> behave the way that white flour does. It's sticky, it isn't elastic and
> it doesn't rise as high. For a first effort, try a recipe that has a lot
> of white flour in relationship with rye flour. Try to avoid the recipes
> that have you use coffee, chocolate, etc., they are there for color and
> are not needed for rye flavor. Bread cookbooks are a good source of good
> recipes and information. Ask some questions at alt.bread.recipes.
> Everyone there will be happy to help. KA will be another good place to
> start. Ask them for some first steps help. They can give you everything
> from rye bread in a bottle flavoring to all the basic flour needed to do
> it from scratch. I believe their rye flour comes with a recipe or maybe
> it is the first clear flour that comes with a rye recipe. I envy you
> being able to go to the store and shop. Although, maybe not, my purse
> couldn't stand the traffic. I haven't baked any bread since early 2005 as
> I haven't been well. I'm planning on getting back into it in a month or
> so and am currently stocking up on all the different flour and making my
> list for KA. Have fun!!!
Thank you so much for this note, I've printed it for future reference.
I was going to buy some additive while I was at the KA store.
Not being a baker, especially of bread, this should be an adventure.
I hope you're feeling better.
nancy