In the past, rural communities would bake this loaf for up to 24 hours in their home ovens – giving the Bauernbrot its robust crust and keeping it fresh longer. Typically made from a mix of rye and ...

As the names imply, light rye bread is lighter in appearance due to the lack of inclusion of the outer seed coat of the rye berry. By contrast, dark rye bread can be made either by combining light ...

Germany boasts over 3,000 types of bread. Pumpernickel's one of them. This oddly named dark rye bread is very healthy and so popular it's exported to some 100 different countries.

Dark rye bread. This type is made from ground whole rye grains. Sometimes, dark rye flour is created from white rye flour that is colored with cocoa powder, instant coffee, or molasses.

In other words, just because rye’s dark color makes it look like a whole grain loaf, doesn’t mean that it’s always whole grain, let alone made with 100 percent rye.