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>> At least I think so! Two mistakes that I might have made were that the
>> room
>> was likely too cool. I have no heat on. I did set the dough on top of the
>> stove but did not get quite the amount of rise I expected. However, the
>> resulting loaves look exactly like the picture with the recipe. So maybe
>> it
>> should be that way. And I think I added a bit too much AP flour. I
>> started
>> with the lower amount of flour but wound up having to add a bit of water
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>> I kneaded it because rather than it being a soft dough, it was very thick
>> and hard to work with. Or maybe the molasses was the culprit. It was so
>> thick it would barely pour out.
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>> The flavor is wonderful! At first bite it reminds me of the honey whole
>> wheat bread that I normally make. And that's weird because there is no
>> honey
>> or whole wheat in it. But the middle note is like those small.block
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>> German rye loaves. The finish is sweet and wonderful. I am eating some
>> now
>> with butter and Swiss cheese.
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>> Can't wait to take some to my friend tomorrow and I also plan to make
>> another batch tomorrow with fresh molasses and perhaps less AP flour.
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>> being, I will soon be finishing off one loaf. I'm sure the gardener will
>> eat
>> the other and two are going to my friend. So I will need more!
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>> Congratulations)) Keep enjoying)
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> She loved it but now I have to find a source for the flour. I bought all
> of
> the small amount of bulk that Central Market had. Other stores have no rye
> flour or only the dark.
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> Can you get it online?

Yes but so far all I've seen is expensive.

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Oh Well, keep looking. You were lucky once ... so ..