Simple rye bread
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Rye bread contains more nutrients than white bread and is also less caloric. This baked bread can be shaped in any form. Rye bread can be served for breakfast as sandwiches with butter and caviar, or for lunch with herring. You can bake bread at home using a bread machine or an oven. If desired, you can add an interesting flavor by including seeds, various grains, and other ingredients. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Put 4 tablespoons of white flour into a bowl, add yeast and sugar, and mix.
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Step 2
2. Warm the filtered water and pour it into the dry ingredients in a bowl, mix and let it sit in a warm place for half an hour.
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Step 3
3. After the allotted time, the sponge will have increased in volume several times; add the malt to it. Mix both types of flour together and gradually add to the bowl in portions until reaching the consistency of thick sour cream. Let the sponge sit in a warm place for 30 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Take out the sponge and add the remaining flour. As soon as the dough comes together, transfer it from the bowl onto a floured surface and knead the dough.
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Step 5
5. Shape the prepared dough as desired, place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and let it rise for 30 minutes. Then transfer it to a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the bread, brush it with sunflower oil, return it to the oven, increase the temperature to 200°C (392°F), and bake for another 10 minutes.