German Rye Bread Recipe

German Rye Bread

Recipe by: MARBALET

"Nothing smells better than home-baked bread--this is a hearty bread, great with mustard, corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut."

Directions

Dissolve yeast in warm water.
In a large bowl combine milk, sugar, and salt. Use a mixer to beat in molasses, butter, yeast mixture, and 1 cup of rye flour.
Use a wooden spoon to mix in the remaining rye flour. Add white flour by stirring until the dough is stiff enough to knead.
Knead 5 to 10 minutes, adding flour as needed. If the dough sticks to your hands or the board add more flour.
Cover dough and let rise 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until double.
Punch down dough and divide to form two round loaves. Let loaves rise on a greased baking sheet until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.

Get the magazine

Get a full year for $10!

Cook 5-star weekday dinners every time.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 144 calories; 1.7 g fat; 28.5 g carbohydrates; 3.6 g protein; 4 mg cholesterol; 113 mg sodium. Full nutrition

By Patricia Guerra

How much yeast is in a package of yeast?

By Tim Claxton

Can I freeze dough and then bake it later?

By Tiffany J.

I want my bread loaves to have a thicker crust. What can I do?

Ask Your Question

Reviews

Read all reviews

41 Ratings

Most helpful positive review

KRUGAAN

11/5/2004

I'm very sorry, but this recipe has nearly nothing in common with a german rye bread. For the traditional german bread you need nothing but flour, water and salt.

Most helpful critical review

MAGGIE MCGUIRE

2/20/2003

If you're looking for a great rye bread, this is not it. However, if you're looking for a wonderful molasses bread, try this. I felt the abundance of molasses and the absence of caraway detracte...

Most helpful

Most positive

Least positive

Newest

KRUGAAN

11/5/2004

I'm very sorry, but this recipe has nearly nothing in common with a german rye bread. For the traditional german bread you need nothing but flour, water and salt.

MAGGIE MCGUIRE

2/20/2003

If you're looking for a great rye bread, this is not it. However, if you're looking for a wonderful molasses bread, try this. I felt the abundance of molasses and the absence of caraway detracte...

SCRUFFY

6/25/2000

Would be interested in knowing if this could be done in a Bread Machine?

Tom S.

3/18/2006

The bread was easy to make and smelled good while baking; however I wish the recipe would have included what kind of molasses to use. I've never used molasses in anything before. I used Blackstr...

CLOUDSSUNRAIN

12/13/2000

It has a nice color, and it smells really good when it's baking. It was also fairly easy to make, as homemade bread goes. I would definitely try it again sometime.

Randy Myers

9/3/2005

My first rye bread. Turned out great and is the best rye I ever had. Made 2 medium sized round loaves.

LINDA MCLEAN

2/18/2003

Yum! There's something so comforting knowing that you've just made your own bread. My yeast may not have been fresh, as my dough didn't rise, however, it didn't seem to affect the taste at all. ...

MACKALLEN

2/15/2004

Very nice rye loaf. You will get a workout when kneading this bread, but that's part of the fun, isn't it? I put caraway seeds on top, but I wish I had mixed them into the dough. I recommend let...

Darlene P.

5/17/2003

This bread is truely fab! - I add caraway seed to the mix for that added touch of rye - I also add a little more rye flour for a denser bread.

German Rye Bread

Ingredients

Directions