--- title: Caraway rye author: Wouter type: post date: 2012-08-12T21:18:49+00:00 url: /caraway-rye/ featured_image: /wp-content/uploads/2012/08/MG_6726.jpg tags: - rogge - zaadjes --- I needed a recipe to try my round cane **banneton** on and this month’s [Mellow Bakers][1] challenge introduced a nice sourdough recipe: **40% rye sourdough** with **caraway** seeds. According to Mr. Hamelman, the bread “contains just enough rye to be a serious rye sourdoubh bread”.
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40% sourdough rye with caraway seeds
The caraway seeds are something new for me, the recipe calls for 2 tablespoons but as they smelled quite strong, I used teaspoons instead. The end result is a stellar looking and tasting bread with a still very strong caraway flavor. It reminds me of anise seeds. It’s a bit too much for my liking, I might bake it again next time but without the seeds. You might notice in the pictures below that the bread is still quite grey, for “only” 40% wholerye. I liked it, but too bad the sour taste does not get through thanks to the caraway. I **did not add yeast** in the final dough. I don’t know why almost all rye sourdough breads call for additional commercial yeast, I find it quite unneeded as the bulk fermentation time could be simply slightly increased (as I did). The crumb is not very dense at all and contains evenly placed little holes. I folded the dough once (or twice? Can’t remember).
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Some slices of the bread
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A good look at the crumb

Lessons learned:

* Caraway has a **dominant flavor**, be careful with it, even with teaspoons! * **yeast is never needed **with **rye bread**. Especially not with so much gluten present from the “high gluten” flour. (I used 13% protein flour). * The cane banneton needs to be **floured very well** – even between the edges. It will eventually release the dough but you have to be careful! [1]: http://mellowbakers.com/HB/index.php [2]: https://redzuurdesem.be/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/MG_6726.jpg [3]: http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ycDseCNLe2s/UCgaOIxjjZI/AAAAAAAAGcQ/xxO6Twt99O8/s1024/_MG_6731.JPG "_MG_6731.JPG" [4]: http://lh4.ggpht.com/-culzWekWCBw/UCgaO70ES2I/AAAAAAAAGcY/R9YIJ928gUM/s1024/_MG_6730.JPG "_MG_6730.JPG"