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Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond

Show: The Pioneer Woman

Episode: Anniversary

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Ree's Rustic Country Bread (03:05)

Total:: 3 hr 30 min
Active:: 25 min

Yield:: 2 loaves

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

Bread:

1 1/2 cups milk
One 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups rye flour
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring
Neutral oil, for oiling the bowl and baking sheet

Honey Butter:

1 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup honey
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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Special equipment: an instant-read thermometer

For the bread: Heat the milk to between 110 and 115 degrees F. Dissolve the yeast in the warm milk.

Pour the milk mixture into the bowl of a stand mixer with a dough hook. Add the sugar, butter and salt and stir to dissolve. Add the rye flour and mix on medium until smooth. Slowly beat in the all-purpose flour. When the dough has come together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead it until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Transfer the dough to an oiled bowl and turn to coat the surface. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Punch down the dough and place on a lightly floured board. Divide it in 2, knead each piece a couple of times and form them into rounds. Put the rounds on an oiled baking sheet, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Bake until the loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove to a rack to cool.

For the honey butter: While the bread is baking, put the butter, honey and just a dash of salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk it together. Scrape out into a ramekin and refrigerate. Remove from the refrigerator about a half hour before using.

My Private Notes

Name: Rustic Country Bread with Honey Butter
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT3H30M0.000S
Yield: 2 loaves
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups milk; One 1/4-ounce package active dry yeast; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups rye flour; 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for flouring; Neutral oil, for oiling the bowl and baking sheet; 1 stick butter, softened; 1/4 cup honey; Kosher salt; Freshly ground black pepper