Easy Homemade Rye Bread — A Simple Step-by-Step Recipe

Ingredients

• 2½ teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
• 1½ cups lukewarm water (no need to be exact but lukewarm is about 100°F)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 2⅔ cups bread flour
• 1⅓ cups rye flour
• 1 tablespoon caraway seeds, plus more for sprinkling
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 1 egg white mixed with 1 teaspoon water
• Kosher or flaky sea salt, for sprinkling