24 July, 2020
For the Love of Karaway Rye Breads
Posted in : My Blog on by : Ugne Tags: blog, bread, ryebread, sandwitch, sourdough, vegan
I was born and raised in Lithuania and I am proud of my heritage! My country has a rich gastronomic heritage and each region has its own and unique speciality dishes.
However, today I wish to showcase to the people in UK some recipes made with traditional staple from my country- beautiful Rye bread. Traditional Eastern European Bakers, Karaway, is now ready to share this well-kept gastronomic secret with you in the UK; Lithuania’s vast and beautiful selection of Rye Breads. They are a small, award-winning family-run Bakery and pride themselves in specialising in the finest Rye Breads in Europe baked. With over 150 years of combined baking experience, the team at Karaway know the art of “Rye” like no other!
The origins of “Rye Bread” are in the Baltics and Russia where rye bread remains a staple food for families.
At Karaway, there are many types of “Rye Breads” and the recipes have been passed on from Generation to Generation. Only the highest quality natural ingredients are used alongside traditional fermentation methods, resulting in rye bread that is not only healthy, full of fibre and is incredibly delicious. If you have never eaten Rye Bread you are missing a real treat and I can highly recommend you give it a try. I will share some great Ideas of how you can use this fabulous product, and whilst doing so introduce you to your new favorite food.
The rye bread which we buy in supermarkets in the UK suffers from a reputation of being the stodgy, sour and dry. These are often seen as a healthier option, but not necessarily a tastier one. The great thing about Karaway’s rye breads are that they are full of flavor and totally different to that which I earlier described. Their breads have a pleasant, mellow, sweet-sour profile and a texture that just melts in your mouth. You can learn more about their phenomenal rye breads on their website- www.karawaybakery.com
For me, this is more than just my beloved rye bread; it is part of my culture, heritage and my identity… its more than just “food”! As I mentioned earlier in this blog, it is a main staple of life in my Country, the “daily bread”, a welcome to greet a friend or a guest. In our culture, we believe bread is not only a base for such a simple thing as a sandwich, but a vital part of a meal. It can be had with almost any dish at any time of the day – with eggs for breakfast, soup or salad for lunch or even with meat instead of potatoes for dinner.
Eastern European Rye Breads are truly unique; per example some of these breads mature for as long as 48 hours. These breads has a 3 – 4 stage natural fermentation process and each particular type of rye bread has its own “sour” starter (very much like the starter of a Sour Dough bread) or mother dough; these makes each bread unique in its character, colour and flavour. With some of these breads, bakers also use a unique pre-fermentation method called scalding, during which the gluten starts to break down and the natural sugars present in flour start to develop. This makes the bread softer, moister and somewhat sweeter in flavour and easier to digest. Scalding also keeps the moisture in, the bread also stays fresh for longer.
I would like to share couple of my favorite sandwich ideas i absolutely love using Karaway breads.
For this one, I used scalded rye bread. It’s beautiful mellow flavor with earthy tang goes very well with grilled garlic and herb oyster mushrooms layered with chili and and lime avocado salsa, vegan mayonnaise and baby gem lettuce and organic beef tomatoes. Bliss with every mouthful.
Another fabulous idea of how to use Light rye seeded Sourdough
https://www.karawaybakery.com/bread?lightbox=dataItem-jz2pi5wr
This beauty is made with grilled aubergine layered with vegan organic peanut pesto and lovely juicy bell peppers, chopped up marinated black olives for saltiness and tasty tomato for boost of vitamin and fiber goodness.
If you wish for more serving options and discover all range of bakes and breads Karaway has to offer- go on their website
https://www.karawaybakery.com/our-bakes and order yourself something new and exciting.
Ugne x
