GRANDMA'S RYE BREAD
- Yeast mixture:
- 2 Tbsps dry yeast
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 tsp sugar
- First mixture:
- 3 cups rye flour
- 2 Tbsps salt
- 5 cups warm water
- Second mixture:
- 5 cups warm water
- 12 cups white flour
Mix the yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup of lukewarm water (above 90 degrees). Let it set for approximately ten minutes (be patient, you rascal).
Mix salt, flour, and water well (first mixture.) Stir in yeast mixture. Let stand overnight.
When you awake the next day, mix together 5 cups lukewarm water and 12 cups white flour (second mixture.) Add to the first mixture. Knead until dough comes off freely from hand. Let rise and then make into round loaves on floured pans. Let it rise (rise up!) again.
Bake with love for approximately an hour at 375°F. Makes 5 good sized loaves.
From: "Bill and Margo Baldwin" wbaldwin@telusplanet.net
Mix salt, flour, and water well (first mixture.) Stir in yeast mixture. Let stand overnight.
When you awake the next day, mix together 5 cups lukewarm water and 12 cups white flour (second mixture.) Add to the first mixture. Knead until dough comes off freely from hand. Let rise and then make into round loaves on floured pans. Let it rise (rise up!) again.
Bake with love for approximately an hour at 375°F. Makes 5 good sized loaves.
From: "Bill and Margo Baldwin" wbaldwin@telusplanet.net
Submitted by Nov 10, 2009
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