Rye with seeds or w/o?
I'm making rye bread this weekend and I can't decide if I want it with or without seeds. I grew up eating seeded rye as a child in the Catskills because that's what my folks always had. As an adult I learned to like the unseeded rye. I haven't made rye bread in about 30 years but I kind of had a craving and bought some rye flour and now I can't decide. Before I flip a coin I thought I'd see if you guys had any thoughts. Which do you prefer - seeded or not?
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23 Comments:
Seeds all they way. I only make it unseeded if FIL is going to be partaking. Rye without caraway seeds is okay, but I think it needs the seeds to be great.
FYI, if you can find them, nigella seeds are nice to sprinkle on top of the loaf.
dbcurrie at 3:19PM on 07/03/09
With seeds please!
dhorst at 3:44PM on 07/03/09
Definitely with seeds.
wookie at 3:47PM on 07/03/09
It's not a proper rye bread without seeds. It may technically be a "rye" bread because it contains rye flour; but it is merely an imposter without the caraway ....
yentamary at 3:51PM on 07/03/09
I'll be in the minority; I never use caraway in rye bread. Then again, I have a strong dislike of eating caraway seed. I only ever use it in a pickle brine or similar applications, where the seeds infuse their flavor instead of being eaten directly.
Nicholas H at 3:58PM on 07/03/09
Another vote for without seeds. I love good rye, but can't hack the caraway. Guess it's my WASP blood; Mr. "Born in Brooklyn" Meatloaf thinks I'm crazy.
lemons at 4:32PM on 07/03/09
Yes yes and yes for seeds.
pjracz10 at 5:22PM on 07/03/09
No way says my poor teeth!
HeartofGlass at 5:24PM on 07/03/09
Without. I don't like the taste of caraway with corned beef, ham, swiss cheese, roast beef or whatever else I'm making a sandwich with. I don't mind seeded rye if I'm having rye toast with butter or cream cheese, but the taste of caraway with anything else makes it taste "off" to me.
Also, I've found that even if it's the German side of the family who's visiting, when I put out a variety of breads, the seeded rye is always the last to go.
betteirene at 5:52PM on 07/03/09
it's sort of a personal thing ....
goodcooker at 6:00PM on 07/03/09
Seeds.
dmcavanagh at 6:04PM on 07/03/09
to me it's not a proper liverwurst or corned beef sandwich unless i use rye with seeds.
olddad at 6:29PM on 07/03/09
with seeds!
gingercookiewithlime at 6:58PM on 07/03/09
with
nightmoon at 8:44PM on 07/03/09
Make one of each.
CJ McD at 12:59PM on 07/04/09
With. And once more with feeling, with.
mollykate678 at 2:14PM on 07/04/09
no seeds- I hate the flavor they add, I feel it overpowers the tang of the rye bread.
deefine at 2:37PM on 07/04/09
Props to you Tapioca for making your own bread. I love rye bread anyway I can get it.
chardonnay at 5:19PM on 07/04/09
Though I love the taste of rye with seeds, I don't enjoy the discovery of seeds in my teeth a day later, having evaded my best flossing efforts.
therealchiffonade at 1:39PM on 07/05/09
So, Tapioca, which side won???
yentamary at 7:03PM on 07/05/09
Seeds, nice and sour. This is the type of rye that you serve with sauerkraut and ribs.
Hard to find good rye bread in AU, so now I can see what I'll be doing my next day off - up to my elbows in rye flour!
esmerelda at 8:15PM on 07/05/09
Sounds like it was a beautiful thing to behold and to eat ... :)
yentamary at 8:22AM on 07/06/09
no seeds
dragonfiregrill at 2:43AM on 07/07/09