Marble Rye - Vegan, No-knead - Bread

Savory and sweet together. Marble Rye bread.

This is truly a "wow" bread...show up at a family function with a couple loaves of this and people will think you spent all day in the kitchen because it is so pretty and oh-so yummy! Only you will know how quick and easy it really is. ;-)

Marble Rye Bread Shopping / Ingredient List:

Water
Active Dry Yeast
Salt
Caraway Seeds
Rye Flour
Instant Coffee
Cocoa Powder
Molasses

Marble Rye Bread Recipe

You will be making two bowls of dough, one a simple rye and the other a pumpernickel. So get two large mixing bowls, line up your ingredients and let's begin!

In each bowl, add:
2 1/2 cups warm - not hot- water
1 Tbsp active dry yeast
1 Tbsp coarse sea salt (or 1/2 the amount of table salt)
1 Tbsp caraway seeds
1/2 cup rye flour (light or dark, your option - I used dark in the photo above)
5 cups bread flour

Then in only one of the bowls add:
2 tsp instant coffee
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
2 Tbsp molasses

Mix just until all ingredients are blended. Set the bowls aside for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. The dough will double in size.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Turn the dough out (one at a time) onto a floured counter or table top and pat into a rectangle that is about 3/4 inch thick.

Carefully pick up one of your rectangles and place it on top of the other. It is entirely up to you whether you want the light or dark dough to be on the outside. In the photo above, I put the light-colored rectangle on the bottom and the dark rectangle on top.

Begin rolling from the wide (long) side:

After you've rolled the dough all the way, with the seam side down, cut the log in half, then cut each half in half again. (You may need to give each loaf a little roll on the counter and pat on the ends to get the shape exactly how you want it, don't be afraid to do that.) Place the four loaves on a baking pan sprayed with non-stick spray and let set for about 30 mins.

Place loaves in oven for 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool completely. (Do NOT rush this cooling period or your layers will separate when sliced!)

Enjoy!