Ingredients: 2 packages dry yeast 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon sugar 4 1/2 cups water 2 tablespoons salt 10 cups rye flour, dark 8 cups white flour 1 teaspoon caraway seed Directions:1. Mix the yeast, 1 tablespoon water and sugar in a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients in the order given. Beat well. 2. Put the dough on a floured board and knead well. Let rise on the board in a warm place until doubled in bulk. Knead well again and shape into loaves. (5 small loaves are better the 3 standard-sized ones if you have pans smaller than 9×5×3.) 3. Put into greased pans and return to warm place to rise until again doubled in size. 4. Bake 10 minutes in a preheated 425 oven, then lower the heat to 325 and bake 1 hour more. Slice very thin. |