Poppy Seed Bread

Ingredients

• 300 g whole grain rye flour
• 150 g whole grain wheat flour
• 1 cube fresh yeast (42 g)
• 1 pinch sugar
• 400 ml lukewarm water
• 1 packet liquid sourdough starter (150 g from the health food store)
• 2 tbsp coarse bread spice mix
• 200 g poppy seeds
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 200 °C with upper and lower heat.

2. 2.

   In a large bowl combine the flours, create a well in the center, add the crumbled yeast and sprinkle with sugar. Pour about 100 ml of water into the well. Stir with some flour from the rim to form a thick starter dough. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 15 minutes. Mix the starter with the remaining flour, the rest of the water, sourdough starter, bread spice mix, poppy seeds, and salt. Knead everything together in the bowl. Transfer the dough onto a floured surface and knead by hand for 5–10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Return the dough to the bowl, cover, and let rise for about an hour until doubled in volume.

3. 3.

   On a floured surface knead the dough again. Place it into a greased loaf pan. Brush the top with water and pierce several times with a fork. Let rise until the surface cracks (about 15 minutes). Bake in the preheated oven for about one hour, placing a bowl of boiling water on the rack. Remove from the oven and cool. Slice and serve with honey.