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Beginner Light Rye Sandwich Bread

Beginner Light Rye Sandwich Bread

A light and fluffy sandwich bread with a hint of rye
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Rise Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 164 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Grams Dry Active Yeast (2 Teaspoons)
  • 240 Grams Warm Water (1 Cup)
  • 38 Grams Honey (1 Tablespoon and 2 1/2 Teaspoons)
  • 28.4 Grams Butter (2 Tablespoons)
  • 128 Grams Rye Flour (1 1/4 Cups)
  • 320 Grams All-Purpose or Bread Flour (2 2/3 Cups)
  • 13 Grams Fine Sea Salt (2 1/4 Teaspoons)
  • 7 Grams Caraway Seeds (1 Tablespoon)
  • 1 Large Egg

Instructions
 

  • Combine warm water, yeast, and honey in the bowl of a standing mixer.. Let sit for 10 minutes to proof.
  • Whisk rye flour, bread flour, salt and caraway seed together in a separate bowl.
  • Slowly add the flour mixture to the yeast mixture in the bowl of the standing mixer. Use the dough hook attachment to stir everything together.
  • Add the butter and the egg to the mixture and continue to mix until the dough pulls away and cleans the side of the bowl.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly greased surface and shape into a round.
  • Place round in a lightly greased container. Cover and let rise until double in size (about 2 hours).
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly greased surface and shape into a sandwich loaf.
  • Transfer dough to a 9" by 5" bread pan and let rise until it reaches the lip of the pan, about 1 1/2 hours.
  • In a small bowl, mix together the egg white with about 1 tablespoon of water to create an egg wash. Brush over the loaf and sprinkle with extra caraway seeds.
  • Preheat oven to 400° F (204° C) and bake for 20 minutes.
  • Tent your loaf with aluminum foil and bake for another 25 minutes.
  • Turn out loaf onto a wire cooling rack and allow it to cool completely.
  • Slice, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

You don't have to use all of the egg wash on the loaf! Just brush enough on to cover the top. 
Keyword Bread, Rye Bread, Sandwich Bread