# what can I do with rye flour?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 3, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-rye-flour/541755 "2010-06-03T12:30:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-rye-flour/541755/1 "2010-06-03T12:30:16Z")

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I accidentally bought 5 pounds of whole grain rye flour instead of whole wheat. I made one loaf that came out ok, but not great. Any other ideas or recipes involving rye flour?

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**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-rye-flour/541755/2 "2010-06-03T13:31:35Z")

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Yeah, use less of it. Rye flour is quite heavy and makes a dense, slightly bitter loaf if used alone (unless you’re using a specialized recipe for some kind of rye bread, and even then the rye is usually not the only flour used).

I wouldn’t use more than about a cup per loaf of rye flour in breadmaking; the rye makes it “hearty” but you need the regular wheat flour too for the lightness and “breadiness” of the texture.

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-rye-flour/541755/3 "2010-06-03T13:33:40Z")

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That’s my answer too, and five pounds is going to take a long time to use up that way! I’d probably start sneaking a bit of it into all my baked goods for a while. Rye cornbread? _Hell yeah!_ 😃

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**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-rye-flour/541755/4 "2010-06-03T13:37:56Z")

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You can make a [sourdough starter!](http://www.bakesourdough.com/making_sourdough_starter) The recipe I found says wheat flour, but I always use rye flour.