Why am I so obsessed with rye? It’s because I love it… Rye is just so special. – Alison
Where to begin with sourdough rye bread? This is a topic that both Alison and Andrea have received so many questions about. Alison is a rye sourdough bread expert – she has made hundreds of loaves over the span of years, and she has honed-in on a lot of the specific nuances and details of working with this amazing, delicious whole grain. In this episode, Alison breaks down some of her favorite reasons for using rye bread, and discusses her newly launched course – Rye Sourdough Bread: Mastering the Basics.
With this course, I wanted to explain everything about rye sourdough starter; explain why rye is so wonderful, explain how rye works, how it’s different from wheat. I wanted to walk people through two recipes that will enable them to understand rye, make it in their own kitchens, and, at the end of the course, be ready to start making the two loaves covered in the course or carry on experimenting with it. – Alison
Alison’s course is a work of love and dedication and the produce of many years of rye failures, retries, and eventually successes! You can download her course at www.ancestralkitchen.com/rye, and podcast listeners can use the code PODCAST15 to get 15% off!
Rye has a different type of gluten than wheat. A lot of people who have … sensitivities to gluten, may be able to eat rye. – Alison
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Bread is a fundamental – it’s a staple… It’s so portable, practical, flexible, calorie-dense. It provides a simple meal in such a glorious way. – Alison
The Run Down:
08:00 Rye Sourdough Bread
10:00 Benefit 1: Gluten Content
16:10 Benefit 2: Taste
17:40 Borodinsky Bread
20:57 Ageing Breads
24:41 Whole Grain/Wholemeal Rye Flour
Huh. What do I know? I don’t know how to eat soft eggs and I don’t know what pumpernickel flour is. – Andrea
29:47 A tease – upcoming episode with Elly of Elly’s Everyday Sourdough! You all asked for this topic!
30:30 Benefit 3: All About the Starter – and listen for the versatile ways Alison uses it!
36:10 Discard Uses
36:30 Alison’s Course at The Fermentation School
42:10 Benefit 4: Working the Rye Dough – advantages, time savers
48:38 Alison shares about her course and what it includes
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Resources:
20-minute documentary on: The Battle of Borodino – Napoleon’s Bloodiest Day
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Previous Episode: #7 – Sourdough: Why We Love It
Previous Episode: #10 – Elly from Elly’s Everyday: Sourdough Baking (Patrons, check your private podcast feed for bonus content from Elly!)
Previous Episode: #26 – Bones & Water: The Magic of Stock
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So, I just have to thank you for this episode. I’ve listened to it a couple of times and finally started my own rye starter. It is so resilient and less fussy than my other starter is and I just love it! I used some discard today to make banana bread and it was SO GOOD.
Excellent. Rye starters rock! Have you made a rye bread with it yet?!