| BBA Challenge #19 Marbled Rye Bread | | Print | |
| Monday, 14 September 2009 12:04 |
 I have honestly never made a rye bread of any type before so I was a little curious as to how I would like this recipe. The recipe was quite easy to put together and was one of the few bread recipes from the book that we could start and finish in one day. I followed all of the steps exactly as written but eliminated the caraway seeds as I simply couldn't find them here in Italy, and do not remember being overly fond of them either. This bread is interesting in that you really make two different doughs, a light rye blend, and a second dark rye blend and then follow the steps to create a marbled loaf. The recipe calls for either caramel coloring, cocoa, carob or coffee powder to create the darker version but I had to add extra unsweetened cocoa to create enough of a difference in color between the light and dark.
The process for creating the marbled loaves was very clear and in fact includes step by step photos. I chose the second method which involved making 4 equal rectangles, laying them on top of each other, and then creating a spiral by rolling the loaf up into a batard. I found however that the different layers did not stick together completely and I had air pockets that developed between my layers. If I was going to make this bread again, and I doubt I will, I would try the other method for marbling and squeeze the dough together to try and eliminate the air pockets from developing. It was an okay bread but certainly not one of my favorites, and as I said I doubt I would ever find the urge to make it again. Not that there was anything at all wrong with this bread, but it just isn't the type of bread we prefer.  Recipe Makes Two Large Loaves Of Rye Bread For those who haven't read my earlier post about the BBA Challenge, this group has taken on the challenge of baking every bread in this great book written by Peter Reinhart on a schedule of about one bread per week. I will post the schedule I am following and invite any IFF readers to join me as we develop our bread baking skills. We have decided that we will bake the 43 main bread recipes in the book, not taking on all the many variations of each. You can join me at any time during this challenge, the only requirement being that you have your own copy of the book as I cannot share recipes from the book as it would in fact be copyright infringement. You can read more about the BBA Challenge on Pinch My Salt. Here are the upcoming breads listed in order that I will be baking in the upcoming weeks if you would like to bake along with me. Multigrain Bread Extraordinaire Pain a l"Ancienne Pain de Campagne Pane Siciliano Deborah Mele September 14th, 2009  To order this book simply click on the photo below!
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