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Reuben Recipe:

Ingredients

Dough

• 2 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 1/2 cups bread flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup dark rye flour
• 2 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey

Method

Pour warm water, honey and olive oil into a large bowl. Add in whole wheat flour, rye flour, ground mustard and instant yeast into the liquid mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon till the mixture becomes smooth. Allow to rest for 10 minutes uncovered. Afterwards, start to add in salt and bread flour about a half cup at a time. When the mixture becomes to hard to mix with a spoon, pour out onto a flat surface. Knead for 10 minutes. You want it to be on the sticky side, but not to stick to your hands when kneading. Pour a little oil into a bowl. Place the dough into the bowl with a little oil. Turn over a few times to coat all sides with a thin layer of oil. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 1 hour. Prep all the filling ingredients. After the dough has rested for an hour, spray some oil onto a flat surface. This will help to stop the dough from sticking when rolling out. Pour out the dough and knead a few times to release the gas. Sprinkle a little flour on top. Roll out the dough into a 15 X 12 rectangle. Pour the thousand island dressing on top and spread out leaving 2 inches on all sides. Place the slices of corned beef and the havarti cheese over top. Sprinkle the well drained sauerkraut evenly over top. Using a sharp knife cut one inch strips down each side of the dough. Do not cut into the filling section. Fold over the top and bottom ends. Start to pull each strip of dough over top of the filling. Try to get the strips of each side to touch. Take an egg white and beat it with a whisk till foamy. Brush the top with the foam and sprinkle a little caraway seeds over top. Place the braid onto a cornmeal lined parchment paper cookie sheet. You may need two people to help move this braid as it is quite big. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rest for 30 minutes. Place the braid into a preheated 375 degree oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.