Rye Bread Recipe

[hippywife]

I don't have any beer so I can't make the rye variation of the CI No Knead Bread Stinky so graciously shared so I went hunting around and settled on this recipe so far, but I'm open to suggestions if anyone has a better one that doesn't involve beer or dry milk. I'm going to make this tomorrow morning and put one loaf in the freezer.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Old-World-Rye-Bread/Detail.aspx

Old-World Rye Bread


INGREDIENTS:
2 (.25 ounce) packages active
dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water (110
degrees to 115 degrees)
1/2 cup molasses
6 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups rye flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
2 teaspoons salt
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Cornmeal


DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Beat in the molasses, butter, rye flour, cocoa, caraway seeds, salt and 2 cups all-purpose flour to form a stiff dough.
2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.
3. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each piece into a loaf, about 10 in. long. Grease two baking sheets and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place loaves on prepared pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. About the beer in the CI recipe ......

They say any cheap beer is okay (the mean Bud or Millers or Coors or any of that ilk ..... American cow pee). But they say you can use non-alch, like O'Doole's.

But when one considers the whole recipe, you could probably do just fine with no beer at all. Just give the dough a few more hours to proof.

[hippywife]

2. Well, there's still

the problem of what to bake it in to overcome. I was planning on going back to Tuesday Morning and look around on Friday but didn't make it. But it's definitely on once I do! Thanx!

[hippywife]

3. This was a pretty good recipe.

Made two small, very dark and dark tasting loaves. Hubband was/is very happy with it.