Rye bread -- the hallmark loaf for the best Reuben sandwich -- is characteristically more dense than loaves made with wheat ...

Look for a grey colour and close texture to the crumb; usually the darker the grey the more rye flour the bread contains. The colour is difficult to reproduce with additives, so dough with a low ...

It grows rapidly and vigorously from seed. Rye tends to be taller thank wheat. This plant is a bunch type grass with many upright tillers. The leaves, like most small grains are rolled in the whorl.

Store in an airtight container for up to one week. The key ingredients in crispbread are rye flour (typically wholemeal), water and salt, though modern incarnations incorporate spices or seeds.