"In our Vollkornbrot master recipe," he says ... Vollkornbrot is a dense, whole grain German brown bread made with dark rye flour. As for its inclusions, rye berries are whole rye kernels ...

Myhrvold explained that these recipes are all sourdough based ... which Myhrvold calls, "An iconic German bread that offers a rye-on-rye experience," as it is also studded with soaked rye berries.

The second recipe, for focaccia, will run in this space on Feb 5. Makes 1 large loaf My childhood memories of winter days at my grandmother's, eating dense, hearty rye bread slathered with butter ...