Best Danish Rye Bread Recipes

DANISH RUGBROD (RYE BREAD) FOR THE BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Put water, honey, butter, salt, rye flour, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, rye flakes, sugar, and yeast, respectively, into the pan of your bread machine.
• Select Basic setting and press Start.

DANISH RYE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup water, 1 tablespoon yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 cup rye flour. Cover batter with a damp cloth, and place in a warm, draft-free spot.
• In the evening, mix in 1 teaspoon yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1/2 cup warm water, and 1 cup rye flour. Cover again, and set aside overnight.
• In the morning, mix in 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, and 1 cup warm water. Gradually mix in 2 cups rye flour and 1 cup of all-purpose flour (if using). When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Form into a loaf, and place on a baking sheet. Allow to rise for about 40 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped.

DANISH SPICED RYE BREAD (SIGTEBROD)

Steps:

• Heat milk in a medium saucepan until scalding and small bubbles are forming around the edges, but just before the milk reaches a boil. Remove pan from heat and stir in the water, butter, molasses, sugar, orange zest, anise seed, caraway seed, cardamom and salt; allow to step and cool 30 minutes at room temperature.
• In a bread maker, stir the yeast into the warm water and let sit for 5 minutes. Pour the cooled milk and spice mixture into the bread machine with the yeast mixture. Add the flour to the bread machine. Run the bread machine on the dough cycle.
• Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans. When the dough cycle is complete, remove the dough from the machine, divide in half, form into 2 loaves, and place in the prepared loaf pans. Cover and allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until your finger leaves a small dent when you poke the loaves.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Bake the loaves until they sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, 35 to 40 minutes. Brush the hot loaves with melted butter; cool before serving.

DANISH PUMPERNICKEL RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Heat water and beer until luke warm,.
• Dissolve yeast in liquid.
• Add remaining ingredients in stand mixer (add flours gradually, keeping some of the white flour back).
• Knead the dough until slightly tacky - about 10 minutes. You may wish to hand knead for a few minutes to ensure the dough has the right consistency.
• Place dough in large oiled bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 90 minutes.
• Form two loaves and place in loaf pans (I use 3 liter loaf pans - you could probably use 3 smaller pans).
• Cover and let rise for 60 minutes.
• Bake for 75 minutes at 350 F (175 C).

GLUTEN FREE ALMOST DANISH RYE BREAD

Steps:

• If using uncooked rice, cook as you would regular rice.
• In a large Stand mixer-bowl add corn meal, buckwheat flakes, sesame seeds, ground flax seeds, sunflower seeds, and pour the boiling water over. Let soak for 10 minutes.
• Add the last boiling water to the seed and flake mixture, Sprinkle the dry yeast on top and leave it for another 10 minutes till it has dissolved and is think and foamy on top.
• Add cooked rice, oil, sugar, salt and gravy color or cocoa, and start the machine, using the dough hook. Gradually add yogurt or buttermilk and the gluten free flour. The dough will look and feel like thick oatmeal.
• It is important to keep the machine on low for at least 5 minutes, keep scraping the sides and the dough hook.
• Pour into a greased 1.75L loaf form, and using a wet fork prick the surface.
• Place in the oven on the bottom rack.
• Bake at 180 C / 375 F for 1 hour.
• When baked remove from loaf pan, and wrap in a damp dishtowel and let cool on a rack, turning a few times. Store in the refrigerator for up till 1 week.
• Freezing instructions: Wrap in double plastic and place fresh in the freezer. Defrost in the refrigerator.

DANISH SPICE RYE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat the milk and 1 cup water in microwave for 3 minutes (just before it reaches boiling) remove and add, 3 T butter, molasses, sugar, orange zest, fennel seed, anise seed, and caraway (or celery seed)cardamom and salt mix lightly and let steep for 30 minutes
• 2. after the 30 minutes, in a separate bowl add the yeast and 1/2 cup of warm water, let proof for 5-10 minutes until creamy
• 3. add the yeast mixture to the cooled milk/spice mixture
• 4. Gradually add the rye and white flour ( I mix mine together ahead of time) mix until well combined, dough will be slightly sticky
• 5. turn out on to a lightly floured surface and kneed for 6-7 minutes, place in a large well buttered bowl turn to coat. cover and let rise until doubled ( about 1 hour)
• 6. Punch down, divide dough in half, form into 2 loaves and place each in a well oiled 9x5 bread pans cover and allow to rise until doubled ( about 45 minutes)
• 7. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 30-35 minutes

DANISH RYE BREAD

Steps:

• For the sourdough feeder: Eight to 15 hours before mixing the levain, feed your starter by mixing the bread flour, water and old sourdough starter together in a medium bowl until smooth. Transfer to a storage container with a lid.
• For the levain: Mix the bread flour, water and old sourdough starter together with your hands in a medium bowl until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest at room temperature for about 12 hours. The levain will be very dense and sticky.
• For the rye soaker: While the levain is resting, mix the cracked rye, rye berries and warm water together with your hands in a medium bowl until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest at room temperature for about 12 hours. The rye berries should soften and absorb almost all the water.
• For the dough: Mix the buttermilk, coffee, molasses, water, bread flour, dark rye flour and levain together with your hands in a large bowl until the dough is smooth and well combined (it will be very wet and slightly stretchy). Allow to rest, covered, for about 1 hour at room temperature.
• For the dry additions: Add the flax seeds, sesame seeds, pepitas, sunflower seeds, salt and the rye soaker to the dough and incorporate by folding the dough onto itself using a rubber spatula or your hands (wet them first with water). Allow to rest, covered, for about 30 minutes at room temperature.
• Fold the dough onto itself using a rubber spatula or your wet hands about 6 times. Allow to rest, covered, for about 30 minutes. Repeat this process 3 more times (for a total of 4 folding and resting turns). With each fold, the dough will rise slightly and become more stretchy from the sourdough starter.
• For baking: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan lightly with some oil.
• Wet your hands with water, gather the dough and place it into the prepared loaf pan as one whole piece. Let it sit, uncovered, at room temperature for 20 minutes to form a skin and slightly rise.
• Bake until the bread is well browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Unmold immediately onto a wire rack, top-side down, and cool completely.

DANISH RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Pour the boiling water into a very large bowl.
• Add bulgur, let stand for 10 minutes.
• Add the cold beer, yeast, buttermilk, gravy color or cocoa and salt.
• It is important to keep the machine on low for 5 minutes, keep scraping the sides and the dough hook while you add.
• Rye flour, whole wheat flour and all purpose flour.
• Fill loaf forms ¾ of the way.
• Cover with a wet dishtowel and let rise for 1 hour.
• Dip a fork in a glass of water and prick the whole surface of the loafs.
• Let rise for another hour
• Bake on the middle rack 1 hour at 400 F (200 C).
• Remove baked loafs from oven, and turn over into separate dishtowels, turn right side up.
• Brush top of bread with melted butter and wrap in dishtowel.
• Place on baking rack on the counter to cool completely.
• To freeze: Let cool till hand warm, place in double Freezer bags, and wait till completely cool to place in freezer.
• To defrost, place on kitchen counter in a dishtowel, remove plastic bag, till defrosted, can be stored in the fridge 6-8 days in a plastic bag.