Old Milwaukee Rye Recipe

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Old Milwaukee Rye
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  1. Prep:.
  2. To make the sponge, blend all ingredients of the Sponge above and stir 25 times with a wooden spoon. Cover tightly with plastic wrap to prevent moisture loss. It will rise and fall over the course of 3 days. Stir each day. Watch and smell the magic!
  3. This can be used as little as 6 hours after mixing, but I went the full three days with wonderful results.
  4. On the day you're baking, uncover and add the water, molasses, 1 tbsp caraway, egg, salt,rye flour, and about 2 cups of the white flour. Beat until smooth, about 100 strokes and add the shortening.
  5. Add the remainder of the flour, 1/2 cup at a time and stir or mix by hand until the dough is somewhat sticky still.
  6. Kneading:.
  7. Turn the dough out on a floured work surface and knead by hand with a strong push, turn and fold method for 8-10 minutes. Use a dough scraper to help and add sprinkles of flour to control stickiness.
  8. First Rise:.
  9. Place dough in a greased bowl and cover with wrap again. Leave at room temp until doubled, about an hour.
  10. Punch down and let rise an additional 10 minutes.
  11. Shaping:.
  12. I shaped mine into 2 round loaves as I mentioned, but I'm sure this could be panned or shaped how you'd prefer.
  13. Second Rise:.
  14. Cover loaves and let them double, about 40 minutes.
  15. Preheat oven to 375F 20 minutes before baking.
  16. Baking:.
  17. Rye loaves should be cut on top. Diagonally for long loaves, or tic tac toe for rounds, but it's up to you.
  18. Brush tops with the egg/milk mixture and sprinkle with the last tbsp of the caraway seeds.
  19. Bake for 40 minutes until they pass the thump test or until they're done by your method of testing.
  20. Cool on metal racks.
  21. Keeps for a week in a plastic bag, or you can freeze it for months!
  22. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 578.19 Kcal (2421 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.18g 16%
Cholesterol 58.2mg 19%
Sodium 1195.66mg 50%
Potassium 684.7mg 15%
Total Carbs 105.87g 35%
Sugars 11.55g 46%
Dietary Fiber 14.42g 58%
Protein 18.41g 37%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 1%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 102.5mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 213.94 Kcal (896 kJ)
Calories from fat 33.89 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.77g 16%
Cholesterol 21.53mg 19%
Sodium 442.41mg 50%
Potassium 253.35mg 15%
Total Carbs 39.17g 35%
Sugars 4.27g 46%
Dietary Fiber 5.33g 58%
Protein 6.81g 37%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 1.7mg 25%
Calcium 37.9mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.6
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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