Some of us have been baking Jane's famous rye bread for months now. But her most recent change to the recipe left out the caraway seeds and included red pepper flakes and cheddar cheese cubes. Oh, yum! Absolutely delicious. The crust was crispy and the inside very moist, and the flavors are fabulous.
For the story of how Jane's bread came to be named and tagged the "365-bread" involving:
@jgpittenger @taffy @haskar @byrdlip @domenicododaro 's wife
@blueberry1222 @ludwigsdiana and
@vankrey provided the starter
https://365project.org/jyokota/365/2020-06-18#post-comment
And for Jane's latest:
http://365project.org/jgpittenger/extras/2021-01-04
And for this version of Jane's recipe:
Feed your sour dough starter:
1 c flour (rye or white or whole wheat)
1/2 c warm water
Let it bubble with plastic wrap over it overnight in a warm place.
Feed again in the morning:1 c flour + 1/2 c warm water and bubble in warm place again for several hours and then...
Ingredients:
1 c “fed” sourdough starter
1 1/2 c lukewarm water
2 tsp yeast
1 TBL sugar
2 1/2 tsp salt
2c rye flour
1 c whole wheat flour
Up to 2c white flour
1T red pepper flakes (JY: used Korean flakes)
8 oz sharp cheddar cheese in 1/4" cubes
Directions:
1) combine all ingredients to form a soft dough. I use bread hook on kitchen aid and beat them in gradually until they just begin to attach to the hook...still pretty moist...and then let mixer “knead” it for maybe 5 min and then knead by hand adding just enough flour to keep it from sticking to board. It seems to me it turns out lighter with less flour rather than more
2) Rise in covered oiled bowl until double..about 90 min
3) Gently divide in half and shape into two10-11" logs.
4) Roll each in a mixture of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and coarse salt. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in warm place until very puffy...about an hour. Toward end of rising time, preheat oven to 425F
5) Spray loaves with lukewarm water
6) Make 2 diagonal slashes in each
7) Bake for 25- 30 minutes until deep golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack...or eat immediately if you are Jim and me (Jane)! Enjoy
