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Homemade Rye Bread with Honey recipe icon

Homemade Rye Bread with Honey

Aromatic rye bread with honey and crispy crust. Made from a sourdough starter of rye flour and yeast, it has a dense structure and characteristic rye flavor with a subtle sweetness.

Prep
540 min
Cooking
90 min
Total
630 min
Standard serving
126.5 g

Ingredients

Total 5

Instructions

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Pour boiling water over 25 g of rye flour and let it steep overnight.

  2. 2

    Step 2

    Mix the yeast with 1 teaspoon of honey and 20 ml of warm water. Leave for 15 minutes to activate.

  3. 3

    Step 3

    Combine the remaining rye flour with water, remaining honey, salt and activated yeast. Mix well.

  4. 4

    Step 4

    Add the dough that has been resting overnight and knead a dense, tight dough.

  5. 5

    Step 5

    Roll the dough into a ball and coat it with rye flour.

  6. 6

    Step 6

    Shape the bread into the desired form — a baton or round loaf. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 1 hour.

  7. 7

    Step 7

    Using a sharp knife, make diagonal cuts on the surface of the bread.

  8. 8

    Step 8

    Bake the bread for 30 minutes at 220 °C, then reduce the temperature to 190 °C and bake for another 30 minutes.

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