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Sauerkraut Rye Sandwich Bread Recipe:

Ingredients

Day Before:

  • 1 cup bread flour
  • 1 cup dark rye flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 1 cup water

Day of:

  • 4 cups bread flour
  • 2 cups dark rye flour
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoon instant yeast
  • 28 oz Sauerkraut
  • 1 3/4 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil

Method

Mix with a wooden spoon the "day before" ingredients in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest on the counter for 12-16 hours or overnight. The next day or when your ready to make the bread, pour your sauerkraut into a bowl. Squeeze the liquid out with your hands. You want the sauerkraut to be as dry as possible. Throw away the liquid. Now, add half the bread flour into the sauerkraut and mix in with your fingers, till the sauerkraut is coated with the flour. In a separate bowl pour the " day before " mixture, lukewarm water, instant yeast, sugar and olive oil and mix till smooth. Add in the sauerkraut, rye flour and salt into the mixture. Stir till will mixed. Start to add in more of the bread flour. Pour out onto a flat surface and knead for 10 minutes. Add only enough flour to stop the dough from sticking. After kneading the dough. Add a little olive oil ( 1 tablespoon ) to a clean bowl. Add the kneaded dough and turn over a few times to lightly coat all sides of the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise till double in size ( about one hour ). Pour out the dough and cut into 2 equal pieces. Take one piece and press with your fingers to remove some of the gas. Roll up the dough, like a jelly roll. Then press the seam with your fingers to close the seam. Place the dough into a well greased pan. Do the same with the other piece of dough. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour or till double in bulk. After the dough has risen, you can brush an egg wash on top and sprinkle a little poppy seeds on top. To make the egg wash. Use one egg and separate the egg white and beat till foamy. Brush the foam on top of the bread. Place the bread loaves into a preheated 375 degree oven for about 35 minutes or till golden blown and when tapped on the bottom of the bread it sounds hollow. Remove from bread pan and allow to cool on a wire rack.