I often see Rye bread covered with some sort of seed - smaller than a
pumpkin seed, maybe a sunflower?

I see lots of recipes in SOAR that have Caraway seed but the Caraway I have
is much smaller than the stuff I see in bakery loaves.

Also, I sometimes see rye with a sort of oatmeal cover or dusting on it. Is
it simply oatmeal?

thanks

Hoges in WA

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 07:31:59 GMT, "Hoges in WA"
> wrote:

>I often see Rye bread covered with some sort of seed - smaller than a
>pumpkin seed, maybe a sunflower?
>
>I see lots of recipes in SOAR that have Caraway seed but the Caraway I have
>is much smaller than the stuff I see in bakery loaves.
>
>Also, I sometimes see rye with a sort of oatmeal cover or dusting on it. Is
>it simply oatmeal?
>
>thanks
>
>Hoges in WA
>


Jewish or deli rye often has charnushka, but that seed is quite small
and black.

I have seen other rye breads with all sorts of seeds added in or on
(other than the standard caraway) just to add a bit of crunch. So many
cultures/ethnicities have rye breads that you might get some idea of
what is in it by knowing if the rye is a specialty bread or just one a
local bread maker has devised.

Why not ask someone where the bread is sold? If it is packaged, the
ingredients list should tell you what you need to know.

Boron