Lower carb bread machine rye bread

[badcat]

Made this today which came out very nicly risen and produced 15 slices at 8g carb a slice - 50g slices

160g rye flour
2 eggs
75g vital wheat gluten (from amazon)
2 tbsp Splenda
300 ml water
100g mixed sunflower and pumpkin seeds
25g unsalted butter
2 tsp fast acting dried yeast
75g flaxseeds
8g caraway seeds

Bung it all in the breadmaker and put in on the basic cycle ( 1 hr 55 on my panasonic bread machine )

Next time I'm going to try substituting some of the rye flour with ground almonds / soya flour or more flaxseedsto drop the carbs a tad lower

 

[Paul_c]

don't you need some sugar for the yeast to feed off?

 

[badcat]

I thought that too but the loaf rose well - don't know if there's enough food for the yeast in the Splenda or if its something to do with the gluten or eggs but it works a treat!

 

[SamJB]

I don't think you need sugar for fast acting yeast. I'll be having a go at this recipe soon

 

[Thommothebear]

I don't use sugar when handbaking bread, a longish slow rise time allows yeast to get what it needs by converting the carbs in the flour. I did put sugar in the breadmaker when I used one though, as that does not allow sufficient time for the natural process of extraction to occur

 

[Yorksman]

Lidl do two bread mixes which can be made in a breadmaker, Countrystyle Wheat-Rye Wholemeal Bread and Wheat-Rye Bread. Both of these work for me, though I prefer to do it manually and give it a longer proving time.

The difference between the two is that the latter uses a slightly higher wheat flour content than the former. However, both are wholemeal wheat flours and both include dried sourdough.

The countrystyle loaf uses a different type of wheat flour to mix with the rye flour, a type known as 1600 which results in a typical 'black bread' look.

But is still a springy loaf and not as solid as pumpernickel. It's very nice if you mix in caraway seeds or cover the outside with onion seed. Bit of cream cheese and a slice of smoked salmon with some dill, bloomin marvelous!