Rustic Rye Bread

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 400 g strong plain brown flour
• 175 g rye flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 tablespoon black treacle or 1 tablespoon molasses
• 300 ml warm milk

Recipe

• 1 mix the flours, salt and yeast in a large bowl. make a well in the middle and add the treacle and enough milk to form a soft dough.
• 2 turn the dough out onto the surface and knead well for about 10 minutes.
• 3 put the dough back into the bowl, cover and leave to rise until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
• 4 knock back the dough onto the surface and knead again briefly. shape and place in a greased loaf tin. cover and leave to rise again for an hour.
• 5 preheat the oven to 200c/400f and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the bread is risen, lightly browned and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. leave to cool on a wire rack.