caraway rye bread

first of all, this recipe is mixed in the bread machine, then panned into those nifty little individual loaf pans.

1 1/4 cup lukewarm water

2 Tbsp powdered milk

1 tsp salt

2 Tbsp honey

2 Tbsp molasses (next time I'd use a bit less)

2 Tbsp lard

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 cups white flour

3/4 cup rye flour

1 Tbsp caraway seed

2 tsp yeast

Mix as you would according to your bread machine instructions. Punch "dough setting" and leave it for the next couple hours. Pan into individual loaf pans. Let rise and bake @ 350F for 20 - 25 minutes. This bread is heavy but pungent and best fresh with soup. I sorta babysit my bread maker and as the dough is mixing I keep checking it to see if I need to add miniscule portions of flour or water so it is just right! This is probably cuz I don't measure accurately AT ALL. I go by "feel". When I serve these loaves, I place little cutting boards and knives by each place setting along with a little pat of butter in a dipping bowl. If you can't find cutting boards, make them outa pieces of smooth wood. That's what we did. And I use steak knives.