Rye Bread

I read somewhere that wheat bread has a higher glycemic index than pasta, but if rye is added to the bread it lowers the  glycemic index.  Isn't that strange?  So I had to modify my trusted whole wheat bread recipe for a breadmaker to incorporate some dark rye flour.  This is a recipe for the rapid bake cycle and hence the large quantity of yeast.


This makes a two pound loaf.
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cup dark rye flour
1/4 cup vital wheat gluten
1/2 cup white flour
3 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp dry yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
3 Tbsp oil
herbs

Add the ingredients in the order specified by your breadmaker.   If you make this without a breadmaker you could make do with less yeast and without the white flour.  Rye flour is a heavy flour so it may need  extra water depending on the humidity in your area.

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