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[Lady Regicide]

That sounds wonderful! You have me salivating just by reading about it. ::drools:: Save me a slice?

My grandmother too used to cook the most amazing bread in the world. I wish I had the recipe. Not that I am that good in the kitchen (the microwave is my very, very good friend) but...it could be fun to attempt it.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Ooohhh!

Black Rye Bread? The real thing? I've only ever had it from an amazing Russian Micro Brewery (in L.A.) we used to go there just for the bread. And the Beer...

 

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[Huckleman2000]

hmmmm, molasses, anise, fennel... that must smell outrageously good!
Is that what's known as a "Proustian Rush?"

 

[DesertPirate]

Not black but dark rye flour, certainly.

When I describe it to people I think they envision this thick, hearty loaf only suitable for mopping up stew juices.

Well, it is THAT, too, certainly, but it's more flavorful. It's sweeter, more light, yet certainly a seriously hearty treat.

It's rising now. First hour. I hope I did it right.

Vague instructions - no real measurements to speak of. Add enough of this to form a sponge, when light and bubbling, add a pinch of soda to the little bit of molasses you have warming on the stove, etc.

It could drive you mad.

Can I order a loaf?

 

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[adetaildiva]

Can I order a loaf?

*jumps, hand in the air* oh, me, too!! Please? Just package it up while it's warm & ship it south!!

I can feel me gaining weight just reading the description .........

 

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[Liar]

Good for you, sarahh. Real bread is not white flour, yeast, water and violence. Real bread tastes stuff. And contains musky, rich ingredients like brew malts, sourcream, anis, caraway, richened yeasts, raw rye flour, juniper berries and a whiff of ye olde black magic.

My mum's favourite recipe contains a half pint of Guinness. She drinks the other half while the dough rises.

 

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[tickledkitty]

Too bad Marsh isn't around, Sarah. He's quite the bread baker. Hence, the story we wrote together.

I mean, how sexy is a man who cooks, let alone bakes? Delicious, right?

 

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[tickledkitty]

Yes.

And there are several other men around the AH who bake. I keep expecting neon or cant to sound in here.

Mmmm. What a wonderful group of guys here. Well, most of them.

 

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[cloudy]

My grandma made the best biscuits and best chicken and dumplings in the world. I make them just like her, the taste is *this* close, but its missing some magical grandma ingredient that I don't have.

I want homemade bread.

 

[starrkers]

I'm sure gram is watching over this project with great delight.

(And next round she'll be tweaking the recipe a bit with you, to add your special touch)

At least give up pics of the finished result to drool over

 

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[Oblimo]

Real bread tastes stuff. And contains musky, rich ingredients like brew malts, sourcream, anis, caraway, richened yeasts, raw rye flour, juniper berries and a whiff of ye olde black magic.

That ye olde black magic? It's ergot.

Stay away from that stuff.

 

[The_Fool]

Looks like you nailed it...

 

[Oblimo]

Also, boldly I go to the bread-making machine. Somehow, I don't think kneading should sound like "ker-chunk, ker-chunk, ker-chunk," but I'm a bourgeois bohemian.