Honey Rye Bread

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup scrumptious Manitoba honey
• 4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp shortening or oil
• optional: 1 tbsp caraway or anise seed
• 1 1/2 cups milk

• 2 packages of yeast
• 3 cups light rye flour
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• melted butter or margarine

Instructions

1. Add honey, salt, shortening and caraway seed to milk; cool to lukewarm.
2. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
3. Combine yeast with milk mixture; add rye flour and 1 cup of flour.
4. Beat thoroughly.
5. Add remaining flour to make stiff dough.
6. Turn dough out on a floured board, let rest for 10 minutes.
7. Knead until smooth and elastic.
8. Place in a well greased bowl, turn once bringing the greased side up.
9. Cover, and set in a warm place, to rise until doubled, about 40 minutes.
10. Without punching down, turn out on a lightly floured board; divided in 2 equal parts.
11. Shape into loaves.
12. Place in 2 greased 9.x.5 inch pans.
13. Cover and let rise until doubled (approximately 30 minutes.)
14. Bake in a moderate oven for about 50 minutes.
15. Turn out pans on the rack away from drafts.
16. Brush tops with melted butter or margarine.