Jewish Rye Bread Recipe

Jewish Rye Bread Recipe

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A traditional chewy, moist Jewish rye bread including both levain and an old-bread "soaker."

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Pizza stone
  • Peel
  • Bread lame
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Kitchen scale
  • Cast iron skillet
  • Stainless steel bowl
  • Nonreactive container
  • Airtight container
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Measuring cup
  • Kettle
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spoon
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Pastry brush
  • Spray bottle

Ingredients

  • 1 rounded tablespoon (14g) ripe sourdough starter
  • 2 1/4 cups (237g) King Arthur Pumpernickel Flour*
  • 7/8 cup (198g) room-temperature water (70°F)
  • 1 heaping cup (74g) bread
  • 1/3 cup (74g) cool water
  • 3 1/2 cups (420g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • all of the rye sour from above, minus one rounded tablespoon*
  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon (241g) water (80°F)
  • 1/3 cup (85g) old bread soaker, from above, at room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon caraway seeds, optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground caraway seeds, optional
  • 2 teaspoons (12g) table salt
  • 1 teaspoon instant yeast

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