HOLIDAY RYE BREAD (JOULULIMPPA)

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Make and share this Holiday Rye Bread (Joululimppa) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Darkhunter

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 2h50m

Yield 3 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1 teaspoon caraway seed
2 tablespoons dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1 orange, zest of
1 cup rye flakes (available in health food stores) or 1 cup wheat germ
2 cups rye flour
3 1/2-4 1/2 cups unbleached white flour or 3 1/2-4 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon molasses
2 tablespoons water

Steps:

  • Heat first 6 ingredients until belt melts. Cool and reserve.
  • Dissolve yeast in water and let stand for 5 minutes until bubbles form. Add to buttermilk mixture.
  • Add zest, rye flakes or wheat germ and rye flour. Beat until smooth.
  • Add 3 to 31/2 cups wheat flour, stirring in 1 cup at a time, until the dough will not accept any more. The dough will appear very rough.
  • Flour work surface with remaining flour and turn out dough. Cover with damp kitchen towel and let rest 15 minutes.
  • Gently knead the dough, as gluten in rye is more fragile than wheat, until smooth, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Form into a ball and place in greased bowl, turning to coat all sides. Cover with clean kitchen cloth and let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size.
  • Punch down dough and gently knead for a minute. Form dough into 3 round loaves and place on lightly buttered baking sheet. Cover and let double in size.
  • Pre-heat oven to 375°F Combine molasses and water. Brush tops of dough with half of mixture. Pierce the loaves all over the top, gently, with a fork.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes, until bread sounds hollow when tapped on bottom. While bread is hot, glaze with remaining molasses and water mixture. Cool on racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1203.4, Fat 20.1, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 47.2, Sodium 1864.7, Carbohydrate 227.6, Fiber 17.1, Sugar 47.9, Protein 30.7

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