Blue ribbon rye bread

1 Loaf

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupSpring water (75-80 F.)
2tablespoonsFresh orange juice
cupWhite bread flour
½cupRye flour
tablespoonDry nonfat milk
2teaspoonsButter, at room temperature
1teaspoonRapid-rise yeast
Or
2teaspoonsActive dry yeast
½teaspoonDried orange peel
1teaspoonFennel seeds
1cupSpring water (75-80 F)
¼cupFresh orange juice
cupWhite bread flour
¾cupRye flour
2tablespoonsDry nonfat milk
1tablespoonSugar
2tablespoonsButter, at room temperature
2teaspoonsRapid-rise yeast
Or
1tablespoonActive dry yeast
¾teaspoonDried orange peel
teaspoonFennel seeds

Directions

1 POUND LOAF

1½ POUND LOAF

Yield: 1 lb. = 8 slices

1 ½ lb. = 12 slices Source:Heartland Cooking Breads/Giedt *Note: Recipe works best on regular bake cycle 1. Put all ingredients except dried orange peel and fenne seeds in the bread pan and assemble the bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.

2. Select regular, rapid or delayed bake cycle and light crust setting.

3. After the first beep or towards the end of the first nead, add the dried orange peel and fennel seeds, following your bread machine's instructions for raisin bread. Bake and cool as directed.

1 slice:129 cal,4g protein,3g total fat (1.5g saturated),22g carbo, 29mg sodium,6mg chol,2g dietary fiber From the recipe files of suzy@...