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Darnitsa bread
Ukrainian rye-and-wheat sourdough bread with a fermented rye levain.

About Darnitsa bread
Bake for Ukraine presents Darnitskiy as a familiar Ukrainian grey bread made from rye and wheat. This version selects its tin-loaf method, with an active rye starter developed into a levain before the dough is mixed.
White rye flour combines with strong wheat flour and whole wheat flour, giving the loaf its mixed-cereal character. Sourdough fermentation provides its fermented flavour, with salt as the named seasoning.
The dough rises in a greased tin before baking. The booklet shows the bread sliced, revealing a porous crumb within its browned crust; it does not prescribe a final serving-temperature category.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Rye (gluten), Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Darnitsa bread
Bake for Ukraine’s Darnitskiy rye-wheat sourdough tin loaf.
- Active rye sourdough starterBase
- White rye flour T930Base
- Strong wheat flourBase
- Whole wheat flourBase
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning
- Neutral oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Tin-greasing mediumCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Active rye sourdough starter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Rye (gluten) source-confirmed. Literal active rye starter45–46 confirms Rye; hydration, maturity and any additional feed formula unresolved.
- White rye flour T930: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Rye (gluten) source-confirmed. Explicit rye40–41/47–48 confirms Rye; broader rye-flour link, white/non-whole-grain grade retained. Levain and dough allocations consolidated.
- Strong wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Literal strong wheat flour38 confirms Wheat; broader bread-flour candidate, exact grade unprovided.
- Whole wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Literal whole wheat flour39 confirms Wheat.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Levain49 and dough42 plus explicit wet-hand/surface spray29/33 allocations consolidated.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Neutral oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit container-greasing oil22–23; botanical source/refinement unprovided.
- Tin-greasing medium: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method28 says greased baking tin, medium unspecified; not assumed same neutral oil.
Origins & food traditions
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.