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Rugbrød (Danish Rye Bread)

One serving has 201 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (54%), thiamin (31%), copper (27%), selenium (23%) and phosphorus (21%). Ready in 185 minutes.

Rugbrød (Danish Rye Bread)
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  • Preparation: 95 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (101 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 30 g Flour, rye
  • 10 g Flour, bread (strong)
  • 35 g Buttermilk
  • 5 g Sunflower seeds
  • 5 g Molasses
  • 0.8 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.6 g Salt
  • 15 g Water

Method

  1. Mix the rye flour, bread flour, buttermilk, water, molasses, yeast and salt into a heavy, sticky dough; it will be much wetter than a wheat bread dough.
  2. Stir in the sunflower seeds, then spoon the dough into a greased loaf tin, smoothing the top with a wet spoon.
  3. Cover and let rise for about 1.5 hours; rye dough doesn't rise as much as wheat.
  4. Bake at 160 °C (320 °F) for about 1 hour, then reduce to 150 °C (300 °F) and bake for another 30 minutes until deeply browned and it sounds hollow when tapped.
  5. Cool completely, ideally overnight, before slicing thinly. Makes 1 serving (one slice); multiply by 14-16 for a whole loaf.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy201 kcal9%
Carbohydrates36.6 g
Water52.5 mL
Fiber4.4 g15%
Protein7 g15%
Tryptophan0.09 g
Threonine0.25 g
Isoleucine0.25 g
Leucine0.48 g
Lysine0.26 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.06 g
Phenylalanine0.34 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.31 g
Histidine0.15 g
Fat3.6 g
Monounsaturated1.1 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated0.54 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol1.4 mg
Calcium64.3 mg6%
Copper0.24 mg27%
Iron1.7 mg10%
Magnesium54.2 mg17%
Manganese0.98 mg54%
Phosphorus148 mg21%
Potassium288 mg6%
Selenium12.6 µg23%
Sodium288 mg
Zinc1.2 mg15%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.34 mg31%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.19 mg17%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.1 mg15%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.49 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.21 mg16%
Folate (vitamin B9)60.3 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.08 µg3%
Choline17.1 mg4%
Vitamin A5 µg1%
Vitamin C0.42 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0.35 IU0%
Vitamin E2.3 mg15%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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