Swedish Rye Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 to 3/4 c. brown sugar
3 tsp. caraway seed
1 1/2 tsp. anise seed
3 Tbsp. butter
3 c. water
2 yeast in 1/2 c. water
4 to 6 c. rye flour
3 tsp. salt
white flour

Preparation

Boil first 5 ingredients for 5 minutes; cool.
Add remaining ingredients and enough white flour to make a dough.
Knead well. Let rise until double in bulk.
Punch down and let rise again. Shape into 3 loaves.
Bake at 450\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350\u00b0 and bake 50 minutes more.