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Lyman's Rye & Indian Bread

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  • Servings: 16
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 3h
    • The following recipe serves 16 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 cups corn meal
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 4 cups rye flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 cup mashed potatoes (called stewed Irish potato)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Add salt and molasses to corn meal. Pour boiling milk over it.

  • Step 2: Add cold buttermilk to the rye flour, plus baking soda. Mix entire ingredients together, adding the stewed potato. No rising time is needed.

  • Step 3: When firm, place in a round bread pan; (thats going to be one big loaf, I think smaller).

  • Step 4: Bake at 440 degrees for 2 1/2 hours (this seems a long time to me at such high heat).

  • Step 5: When done, cover loaf with butter and a towel to help retain moisture.

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