Rye bread

[Morning Glory]

Mod.edit: some interesting rye bread posts moved from What are you baking today (2026)? to form a new topic.

Sometimes I use molasses in the yeasted breads I make, depends on the ferment approach.

I use black treacle in rye bread. I had assumed that molasses would get a similar result but after your comment ZCook, I'm now wondering...

 

[Barriehie]

I use black treacle in rye bread. I had assumed that molasses would get a similar result but after your comment ZCook, I'm now wondering...

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I use molasses in my rye bread too.

 

[Morning Glory]

I use molasses in my rye bread too.

Would you get the same colour as the one shown above?

 

[Barriehie]

Would you get the same colour as the one shown above?

I think mine might be a tad darker than yours perhaps.

 

[Morning Glory]

I think mine might be a tad darker than yours perhaps.

ZCook was saying that molasses is lighter coloured than black treacle so I thought it would produce a lighter result.

Sorry. I missed your link so I edited this post.

 

[ZCook]

I think mine might be a tad darker than yours perhaps.

That's a really interesting recipe Barriehie

Is that based on German Schwardwalder German?

Interesting that rye bread came up - out shopping couple of days ago at a smarket looking for rye bread for some sliced pastrami from their deli counter. Would DIY but not bothered.

 

[ZCook]

ZCook was saying that molasses is lighter coloured than black treacle so I thought it would produce a lighter result.

I'd say it also probably depends on how much is used in a recipe?

 

[ZCook]

Rye bread is an interesting topic. I normally buy and make a New York type rye which is light in colour, uses a starter plus yeast and and uses part rye flour part ordinary bread flour.

The brown coloured rye bread has treacle or molasses in it, as above, is German as I understand it and there's eastern European black bread which is heavy, all rye, all sourdough, no molasses/treacle, and very dark grey.

And many variations

I make NY rye bagels as they get thrown in the freezer and keep well. We don't eat huge amounts of sliced bread.

 

[Morning Glory]

I'd say it also probably depends on how much is used

Mine used 1 tbsp but also has Guinness...

Recipe - Rye bread with Guinness & caraway

 

[ZCook]

Mine used 1 tbsp but also has Guinness...

Recipe - Rye bread with Guinness & caraway

I like the look of that!

 

[Morning Glory]

I like the look of that!

Its very simple.

Barriehie's is more complex but doesn't contain molasses unless I am missing something?

 

[ZCook]

Its very simple.

Barriehie's is more complex but doesn't contain molasses unless I am missing something?

Well spotted!
Cocoa!

 

[Barriehie]

ZCook was saying that molasses is lighter coloured than black treacle so I thought it would produce a lighter result.

Sorry. I missed your link so I edited this post.

Your . This site is a bunch of links!

 

[badjak]

Are you all using 100% rye flour?
I found I could use my "normal" recipe going up to about 40% rye flour

 

[Barriehie]

That's a really interesting recipe Barriehie

Is that based on German Schwardwalder German?

Interesting that rye bread came up - out shopping couple of days ago at a smarket looking for rye bread for some sliced pastrami from their deli counter. Would DIY but not bothered.

German something. I've been using that recipe for years and have no idea where I originally found it. In all likelihood it would've been had here.