• Deli rye

    From Graham@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 23 13:01:28 2021
    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 15:58:33 2021
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:01:28 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW

    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.

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 13:24:11 2021
    On 2021-02-23 1:01 p.m., Graham wrote:
    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW


    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!

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 15:59:51 2021
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:24:11 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:01 p.m., Graham wrote:
    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW


    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!


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

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to Boron Elgar on Tue Feb 23 15:48:21 2021
    On 2021-02-23 1:58 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:01:28 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW

    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.

    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.

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to Boron Elgar on Tue Feb 23 15:57:11 2021
    On 2021-02-23 1:59 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:24:11 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:01 p.m., Graham wrote:
    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW


    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!


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

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 18:06:08 2021
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:48:21 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:58 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:

    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.

    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.

    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.

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 18:07:43 2021
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:57:11 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:59 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:

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

    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.

    Makes it hard to trust anything in the book.

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to Boron Elgar on Tue Feb 23 16:14:53 2021
    On 2021-02-23 4:06 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:48:21 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:58 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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.

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Feb 23 19:36:51 2021
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:14:53 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 4:06 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
    On Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:48:21 -0700, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

    On 2021-02-23 1:58 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:

    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.

    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.

    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.

    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!

    Been there, done that.

    This new one developed pretty rapidly.

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  • From Daniel@21:1/5 to Graham on Tue Jul 27 09:04:25 2021
    Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> writes:

    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW

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

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  • From Boron Elgar@21:1/5 to Daniel on Tue Jul 27 10:36:26 2021
    On Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:04:25 +0000, Daniel <me@scifidan.com> wrote:

    Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> writes:

    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.
    https://postimg.cc/gallery/G1YmCrW

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

    This will help.

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

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