Deli rye

Graham

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:01:32 PM2/23/21

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I decided to make the Old-school, Deli Rye bread from "The Rye Baker" by
Stanley Ginsberg, despite some glaring errors in the description.
I had to make the rye sour first, which took about a week. Then followed a
2 stage sponge and a final dough with the addition of white bread flour and
caraway seeds with a small amount of yeast.
Although the sour demanded whole grain rye flour, the recipe called for
white or light rye flour, neither of which was readily obtainable. I
therefore had to use Rogers dark rye, a widely available flour. Of course,
that meant that I had to fiddle with the hydration a bit.
I was expecting a smooth-crusted loaf with little oven spring like the deli
ryes produced by local bakeries. However, the spring was marked and the
result looked mor like conventional, wheat-based, artisan loaves.
Still, the flavour is good with a noticeable sour note and the crumb is
also OK.
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Graham

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:24:17 PM2/23/21

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I had to adjust the hydration a bit but the final bakers' % from the
recipe were:
White bread flour 482g 60.71%
Rye flour 312g 39,29%
Water 554g 69.77%
salt 17g 2.14%
Instant yeast 4g 0.5%
Caraway 14g 1,79%
Rye sour culture 14g 1.79%

I haven't checked these figures and they may be incorrect judging by the
poor level of proof reading!

Boron Elgar

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:58:36 PM2/23/21

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Yummy, I bet.

My rye usually come out darker, but I think that is because I use
medium rye. I do get a decent spring if the rye sour seems to be
coming around actively before I start.

I have not made rye bread in ages, but back when I was doing it
regularly, I kept a separate rye starter. The other reason is that my
local market has a fabulous Jewish-style rye bread and why bother- it
is as good as I ever accomplished, though in a bullet shaped loaf.

Boron Elgar

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Feb 23, 2021, 3:59:54 PM2/23/21

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Your rye flour is key to it all. As I recall, the final dough is
somewhat sticky. How was yours?

Graham

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Feb 23, 2021, 5:48:24 PM2/23/21

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I was going to do a bullet shape but decided to use my round bannetons
instead. The rye sour was strong and very active. With a bit more time,
I could have dispensed with the yeast but it was in the recipe.
There are 3 Finnish recipes in the book so I might try one now that we
have established contact with Alan.

Graham

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Feb 23, 2021, 5:57:14 PM2/23/21

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> The second sponge had the consistency of heavy clay!! It was supposed
to be looser so I added water at that stage - perhaps a bit too much as
I had to add 50g of white flour in the final mix.
It started out sticky but was quite smooth after kneading. That may have
been the result of my fiddling with the hydration and adding the small
amount of flour.
BTW, I just checked and the weights used to calculate the percentages
don't all match with those in the recipe! Another lapse in proof reading.

Boron Elgar

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:06:11 PM2/23/21

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In years gone by, I was given a Finnish rye starter and recall making
a few loaves of ruisleipa, which is fabulous with gravlax.

Rye sours are terrific when they are in their prime.

Boron Elgar

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:07:46 PM2/23/21

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Makes it hard to trust anything in the book.

Graham

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Feb 23, 2021, 6:14:55 PM2/23/21

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I had one in the back of the fridge that I had neglected. It was so
nasty that I pitched the mason jar container as well!
This new one developed pretty rapidly.

Boron Elgar

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Feb 23, 2021, 7:36:54 PM2/23/21

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Been there, done that.

Daniel

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Jul 27, 2021, 5:04:27 AM7/27/21

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I followed your link and got a 404. Can you repost it?

Boron Elgar

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Jul 27, 2021, 10:36:29 AM7/27/21

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This will help.

https://www.nybakers.com/recipes/Old-School%20Deli%20Rye.pdf