Icelandic Rye Bread
 
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This recipe can easily be doubled to make 2 loaves.
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 3 cups/ 310 grams rye flour
  • 1.5 cups/ 180 grams whole wheat flour
  • 2¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¾ cup/250 grams golden syrup (you can use corn syrup if you can't find golden syrup)
  • 3 cups and 2 tablespoons/ 750 ml buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 210°F/100°C.
  2. Use butter to lightly grease a standard loaf pan (9x5" or 23x13 cm)
  3. In a large bowl stir together the rye flour, whole wheat flour, and baking soda.
  4. Now stir in the golden syrup, buttermilk, and honey. Mix gently until everything is just combined.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Smooth it down to make sure the pan is evenly filled. [Note: If you pour in all the batter it will come close to the top of the pan and you will end up with a hood like crust. If you don't want that crust then fill the loaf pan until it's about ¾ full then discard any unused dough.]
  6. Bake in the oven for 6 hours and 30 minutes.
  7. Remove from the oven. Let cool just slightly so you can safely remove it from the pan. Serve warm or cool.
Recipe by Cooking is Messy at https://www.cookingismessy.com/2015/12/06/icelandic-rye-bread/