Russian Rye Bread With Dried Cranberries Food

RUSSIAN RYE BREAD WITH DRIED CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except seeds and cranberries in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select dough cycle and start machine. Add the seeds and caraway when the machine beeps.
• At end of cycle take dough out and punch dough down; divide into half. Shape each half into a round loaf. Place loaves on greased cookie sheet. Cover; let rise until double, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush each loaf with egg. Sprinkle with rye seeds if desired. Bake until loaves are dark brown and sound hollow when tapped, about 1 hour; cool on wire racks.

CRANBERRY-PECAN RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Toast until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool completely. Meanwhile, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and brush with oil; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir yeast into the warm water to dissolve. Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Add the flours, table salt, sugar, and caraway seeds, and mix on medium-low speed until dough just comes together. If the dough is too dry, add more warm water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and continue beating. Switch to the dough hook, and beat on medium speed until dough is smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky, 4 to 5 minutes. With mixer on low speed, mix in cranberries and reserved pecans. The dough will feel stiff; push in any loose cranberries and pecans with your fingers. Transfer dough to a lightly oiled bowl, cover with oiled plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out dough to a rectangle, about 13 by 10 inches and 1/2 inch thick, with a short side facing you. Fold 1/2-inch flaps inward on the shorter sides of the rectangle: Starting at the top, roll the dough toward you, gently pressing as you go to form a tight log. Gently roll the log back and forth to seal the seam. (If the seam doesn't stay sealed, brush it with beaten egg, and press down again to seal.) Transfer loaf to the prepared baking sheet, seam side down; cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let rise in a warm place until dough is puffed and holds an impression from your fingertip, about 45 minutes.
• Brush the loaf generously with the egg wash, and sprinkle with sea salt. Bake, rotating sheet halfway through, until the crust is deep golden brown, and an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the bread registers 190°F, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer bread to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Bread can be kept, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature for up to 3 days.

CRANBERRY WALNUT RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add sour cream, salt, molasses, sugar, allspice, cloves, cranberries, walnuts and rye flour.
• Mix on low speed to blend then mix on medium speed for 5 minutes.
• Add enough white flour to make a soft dough.
• Knead for 5 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl and let rise until doubled.
• Punch down and divide in two.
• Let rest for 10 minutes.
• Grease two 9" by 5" loaf pans.
• Shape dough to fit into pans then let rise until double.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes until deep golden brown.
• Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• Brush with butter while still warm if desired.

FRUIT-AND-NUT RYE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Spread the nuts on a baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then roughly chop.
• Pour the hot water over the dried fruit in a bowl; let soak until softened, about 15 minutes. Drain the fruit, reserving the soaking liquid. Add more water to the liquid to equal 1 cup. Let the liquid cool to room temperature.
• Stir the bread flour, rye flour and yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer with a wooden spoon. Make a well in the center and add the 1 cup soaking liquid, molasses and vegetable oil. Stir with the spoon until the mixture forms a stiff shaggy ball (there might be some patches of dry flour). Cover the dough with a lightly damp kitchen towel and let sit until the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle the salt evenly on the dough. Knead with the dough hook on medium speed until the dough pulls away from the bowl and is very smooth and elastic, about 7 minutes. With lightly oiled hands, mix the nuts and dried fruit into the dough. Press down on the dough to remove any air pockets. Lightly oil the top. Cover with a lightly damp kitchen towel and let rise at room temperature until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
• Lightly oil a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan. With oiled hands, gently deflate the dough in the bowl and transfer to the pan, pressing down until smooth and even. Push down and submerge any visible fruit or nuts on the top of the dough to keep them from burning during baking. Cover with a lightly oiled piece of plastic wrap and set aside until the dough rises 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the top of the pan, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Position a rack in the middle of the oven; preheat to 375˚ F. Brush the top of the loaf with water. Sprinkle some oats on top. Bake until the crust is dark brown and a thermometer inserted into the middle of the bread registers 200˚ F, 35 to 40 minutes (tent the bread with foil if it starts getting too dark). Remove the loaf from the pan and transfer to a rack to cool completely.