Czech Sourdough Rye Bread [Šumava] in Bread Machine

If you've been to the Czech Republic you've seen this bread at all the stores, bakeries and restaurants. This bread machine recipe comes very close to the taste and texture. You will need to obtain or produce a thick rye-based sourdough starter and be sure to proof it.

• Ready In: 24 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 2lb loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup  non dairy milk
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1  tablespoon honey
• 1  cup  sourdough starter
• 1 1⁄2 cups  rye flour
• 1  cup bread flour
• 3⁄4 cup wheat flour
• 1⁄2 cup  grated half-baked potato
• 5  tablespoons wheat gluten
• 2  teaspoons caraway seeds

Directions

1. Add ingredients according to your bread machine manual and press the dough cycle. The dough will need to rise, up to 24 hours, in the bread machine until doubles in size. You can then bake it, in your bread machine, for one hour.