Rye - Dark Rye 

A dark rye bread. Good with beer and cheddar cheese!

I haven't added any seed flavorings yet because folks associate a distaste for rye breads because of the seeds. And that's too bad because this bread is really good without them.
In bosch mixer combine:
50 oz warm water
8 oz starter
6 oz molasses (or 10 oz)
2 oz unsweetened cocoa powder
16 oz whole grain rye flour
2 T salt

~For crispy crust artisan:
58 oz white artisan bread flour

~For softer pan bread:
20 oz all-purpose and 40 artisan

*(add 2 oz more flour if you increased the molasses)

Mix thoroughly with half the flour added. Then add the rest and mix just until a thick, dense, shaggy dough forms. If you work the gluten now it is really difficult to get the oil worked in later.

Rest 1 hour.

Work in:
4 oz healthy oil (avocado oil)
     *Optionally add: 1 t yeast
knead and rest until the oil is in.

Knead until a smooth dough forms and the oil is worked in. Knead and rest in the mixer because it is a sticky dough, however, not gooey and too slack. Knead and rest until it eventually cleans the sides and you can see linear stretchy gluten development.

Turn out into two bowls, 4 qt sized, (72 oz each bowl). Stretch and fold, right in the bowls, until the dough is springy. Rest and fold (stretch) as necessary.

Rise:
*10-12 hours in cool place
*12 or so hours in fridge (finish on counter, it won't be finished after the 12 hours)
*6-8 hours in warmer place

Divide into:
4 loaves - 36 oz each loaf. Rise in dry floured cloth lined bowls.
4 loaves - 36 oz each loaf in parchment lined loaf pans.
6 loaves - 24 oz each loaf - rise in cereal bowls.

Cover with wet towel and rise 2-4 hours until puffy.

Turn out to bake on the stone. Or in the loaf pans. Spray well with water, wait 5 min and spray again, wait 5 min again. Flour well and score.

Bake with steam at convection bake 450* about 15 minutes, then 375 to finish about another 25-40 more minutes until internal temp registers 200*+.

***Be careful baking, this is an enriched dough with a good amount of molasses and can burn.

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