Roggebrood - Rye Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cake yeast
• 2 cups water, lukewarm
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 5 cups rye flour

Recipe

• 1 soften yeast in water.
• 2 add milk, butter, salt, sugar and flours.
• 3 knead until smooth and elastic.
• 4 cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk.
• 5 punch down, shape into loaves and place in greased bread pans; let rise again until doubled.
• 6 while dough is raising, preheat oven to 375°f.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 350f and continue baking for an additional 40 minutes.
• 8 turn out onto cooling rack.