Stout Rye Bread

We love homemade bread, especially rye – and I love to make it. I also like playing with ingredients and creating new recipes. This one is a rustic, rich tasting bread that is great for sandwiches or toast. We had some right out of the oven with hot soup for dinner.

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Don’t like to knead? I used the KitchenAid! Go on, give it a try!

Here’s How to Do it:

With any bread, you first need to activate the yeast. Empty the yeast package into a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 cup of luke warm water. Stir and let it sit. In about 10 minutes it will look foamy and thick. You’ve activated the yeast!

While the yeast is working, sift the rye and bread flours with salt into the mixing bowl of a mixer that is fitted with a bread hook.

Pour in the beer and the yeast and start mixing on low (otherwise the flour will go all over the place), slowly turning up the speed. As the ingredients blend, the dough will pull away from the sides of the bowl and start to slap on the edges. Note – the alcohol will cook out of the beer. All you will be left with is the rich malty flavor of the dark beer.

Turn off the mixer and pinch the dough. If it’s sticky, add a little more flour and start mixing again.

Once it’s a soft dough, continue to knead with the dough hook for 5 minutes.

Turn off the mixer, pull the dough off the hook.

Let it rest about 2 minutes, then knead for another 2 or three minutes. Remove the dough and place in a greased bowl.

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Cover with a warm, damp cloth and place it on the top of the refrigerator or the back of the stove. It needs warmth to rise.

After it rises to about double in bulk, (about 2 to 3 hours)

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punch it down, squeeze it and pull it a little. Shape into a loaf and place on a stone. Allow it to rise another hour or so.

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Bake at 425° (Be sure to preheat the oven) for about 45 minutes to an hour. It will be golden and sound hollow when you tap on it. It should feel light when you lift it.

Set it on a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut it and have a bite! There is a lot of steam inside those crusty walls. If you cut too soon that steam forms little moisture pockets and gives the bread little bits of gummy texture.

But once it’s cool enough to hold it in your hand longer than a minutes, it’s cool enough to cut.

Slather a piece with some butter

 

and take a bite!

Rich caramel flavor that blends wonderfully with the taste of the rye flour. Delicious!

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5 from 5 votes
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Stout Rye Bread

A rustic bread with a rich, almost caramel flavor. Great for sandwiches or toast!

Course: bread, Breads, yeast bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beer, bread, rye, stout
Servings: 1 loaf
Author: HelenFern
Ingredients
  • 1 package active yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup luke warm water (too hot will kill the yeast, too cold won't make it activate)
  • 3-1/2 cups Dark rye flour
  • 2 cups bread flour (bread flour has more protein that helps the rise)
  • 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1-1/2 cup Stout bee==r (I used espresso stout)
Instructions
  1. With any bread, you first need to activate the yeast. Empty the yeast package into a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and 1/2 cup of luke warm water. Stir and let it sit. In about 10 minutes it will look foamy and thick. You've activiated the yeast!

  2. While the yeast is working, sift the flours and salt together into the mixing bowl of a mixer that is fitted with a bread hook.

  3. Pour in the beer and the yeast and start on low (otherwise the flour will go all over the place), slowly turning up the speed. As the ingredients blend, the dough will pull away from the sides of the bowl and start to slap on the edges.

    Note - the alcohol will cook out of the beer. All you will be left with is the rich malty flavor of the dark beer. 

  4. Turn off the mixer and pinch the dough. If it's sticky, add a little more flour and start mixing again.

  5. Once it's a soft dough, continue to knead with the dough hook for 5 minutes.

  6. Turn off the mixer, pull the dough off the hook.

  7. Let it rest about 2 minutes, then knead for another 2 or three minutes. Remove the dough and place in a greased bowl.

  8. Cover with a warm, damp cloth and place it on the top of the refrigerator or the back of the stove. It needs warmth to rise.

  9. After it rises to about double in bulk, (about 2 to 3 hours) punch it down, squeeze it and pull it a little. Shape into a loaf and place on a stone. Allow it to rise another hour or so.

  10. Bake at 425° (Be sure to preheat the oven) for about 45 minutes to an hour. It will be golden and sound hollow when you tap on it. It should feel light when you lift it.

  11. Set it on a rack to cool. Resist the temptation to cut it and have a bite! There is a lot of steam inside those crusty walls. If you cut too soon that steam forms little moisture pockets and gives the bread little bits of gummy texture. 

  12. But once it's cool enough to hold it in your hand longer than a minutes, it's cool enough to cut. Slather a piece with some butter and take a bite!

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7 Responses to Stout Rye Bread

  1. 5 stars
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  3. Keri says:

    5 stars
    I’ve recently gotten into bread baking and rye bread is at the top of my list ! Thank you for the recipe!

  4. Amy Liu Dong says:

    5 stars
    I have never tried to make it but it looks easy and delicious.
    I will save this and make this at home.

  5. nancy says:

    5 stars
    thanks for the detailed instructions so my bread doesnt flop – really tasty too

  6. Julie says:

    5 stars
    Lovely rye bread recipe, I’ve been wanting to play with rye flour for a while now. Your directions and images make it easy to follow.

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