Swedish Rye Bread - The Boat Galley (2024)

5 from 3 votes

US Customary – Metric

• ▢ 1/2 cup orange juice (OR 1/2 cup water plus 1 teaspoon grated orange peel)
• ▢ 1 teaspoon yeast
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon molasses
• ▢ 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• ▢ 1 cup white flour
• ▢ 1 tablespoon softened butter (OR margarine or canola oil)
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon anise or caraway seed
• ▢ 1 cup rye or whole wheat flour

• Mix orange juice, yeast, salt, molasses, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of the white flour. Cover and let sit 10 minutes to proof. (See Tip #3 in 5 Tips for Baking Bread on a Boat). If it proofs well, proceed.

• Add the butter, anise seed and rye flour and mix well. Add in more of the white flour to make a stiff dough.

• I really like using a plastic bowl (like the ones I recommend in Equipment for Hand Mixing) as the dough will neatly come away from the sides of the boat when you have added enough flour. The dough won’t do this as nicely in a glass or metal bowl.

• If the dough is coming away from the sides of the bowl cleanly but there’s still extra flour in the bottom of the bowl, you’ve added too much flour. You can use a little of it as you knead, but excess amounts really should be discarded. While you can work them into the dough, you shouldn’t as the dough will be too dry and won’t rise nicely.

• Knead the final flour into dough, being careful not to add so much flour that the dough becomes dry. Knead until dough becomes smooth and elastic. Rye flour does not develop gluten nearly as rapidly as wheat flour, so it takes a bit of kneading—and you have to be really careful not to add too much flour. It’s better to have it a little sticky on your hands!

• Put dough in oiled bowl and turn so that dough is completely coated with the oil. Cover with a plastic bag or a towel.

• Let rise until doubled, then punch dough down.

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• Let rise until doubled again, then form into loaf and place in greased pan.

• Cover and let rise until almost doubled.

• Preheat oven to 350, and bake about 30 minutes. Bread is done when brown (slightly darker than just “golden”)—if you tap on the top with a finger, it will sound hollow when done.

• Remove from oven when done. Remove the bread from pan as soon as possible if you like a crunchy crust (if you leave the hot bread in the pan, steam will soften the crust where it’s in contact with the pan).

• Allow to cool at least until you can touch it before slicing it (my husband has tougher hands than I do, so he gets to cut the first slices—we can never wait!).

• If you have a bread knife or serrated knife, it won’t crush the loaf as much as a regular blade will. With any knife, use a gentle touch so as not to crush the loaf.

You don’t have to bake this in a loaf pan—you can use a cookie sheet, casserole, cake pan or whatever, as long as the bread won’t overflow it when it rises.

You don’t even need an oven!This bread—particularly in this small loaf size—is great for baking in a Dutch oven on the stove top if you don’t have an oven.Better yet, use the Omnia Stove Top Oven—a double batch is perfect in it!

Dairy-free: Use canola or vegetable oil in place of butter.

Nutrition Facts

Swedish Rye Bread

Amount Per Serving

Calories 144Calories from Fat 9

% Daily Value*

Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Cholesterol 3mg1%

Sodium 306mg13%

Potassium 146mg4%

Carbohydrates 28g9%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 6g7%

Protein 3g6%

Vitamin A 75IU2%

Vitamin C 7.8mg9%

Calcium 15mg2%

Iron 1.3mg7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.