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Wholegrain Apple Rye in a Frame/Apfel Vollkornbrot (Austria)

Rye %: 90%
Stages: Sponge, Final Dough (2 bulk fermentations, proof)
Leaven: Rye sour culture, Instant yeast
Start to Finish: 23-24 hours
Hands-on Time: 45-50 minutes
Yield: Two 2¾ lb/1.25 kg loaves

Rye and apples – what could be better for an autumn bread – but in a wooden frame? Keep Reading

Crusty Country Rye/Bauernkrustenbrot (Austria)

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Rye %: 66%
Stages: Sponge, Soaker, Final dough
Leaven: Rye sour culture, Yeast
Start to Finish: 15-17 hours
Hands-on Time: 25-30 minutes
Yield: Two 1½ lb./675 g loaves

Austrian rye breads are less well-known than their German cousins, which is a shame because they’re incredibly flavorful. I found the recipe for this well-balanced nutty-sweet-sour country loaf in probably the best of the Austrian bread books, Der Duft von frischem Brot (The Aroma of Fresh-Baked Bread) by Barbara van Melle. The recipe itself comes from Vienna baker Horst Felzl, who, had he been 2 cm taller, as the book states, and qualified for the police academy, would never have become one of Austria’s best bakers. Keep Reading