Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning German Dark Rye Bread

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook german dark rye bread using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make German Dark Rye Bread:

1. Make ready In a large mixing bowl, stir the following together, then let rest for about 5 minutes:
2. Take 2 cups water, heated to 100-115⁰
3. Prepare 1/4 cup brown sugar
4. Take 2 pkgs active dry yeast
5. Get Add the following, and then beat well and let sit for 10 minutes:
6. Make ready 1/4 cup molasses
7. Make ready 3 1/2 cups rye flour
8. Prepare 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
9. Take 2 Tbsp. Hodgson Mill Vital Wheat Gluten
10. Make ready 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
11. Prepare Add the following, and then mix in well:
12. Make ready 1/4 cup melted butter
13. Get 2 tsp. salt

Steps to make German Dark Rye Bread:

1. Mix in 1 cup all-purpose or bread flour. Mix in enough of remaining 1 ½ to 2 ½ cups bread flour to make a soft dough. Knead for 8-10 minutes.
2. Oil a large bowl and put in the kneaded dough. Cover with a damp towel and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
3. Divide dough into 2 pieces. Gently work the dough to eliminate air bubbles, shape into loaves, and place in oiled, parchment-lined bread pans. Place large bowl over the pans (not a damp towel, as the dough may rise and stick to it) and let rise 1 hour, until nearly doubled. Slash the tops of the loaves a couple of times with a very sharp knife. Pre-heat oven to 400⁰.
4. While pre-heating, for a chewy crust, place an empty metal baking pan on the lower rack of oven. When oven is up to temperature, put bread in oven; at the same time, add ¼ cup water and a couple of ice cubes to the lower empty metal baking pan and immediately close the oven door.
5. Bake in for 25-28 minutes. Immediately remove from pans and cool on a wire rack.

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