Real Low Carb Rye Bread

Good news.

Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I am about to share a recipe for the tastiest low carb rye bread on the whole entire Internet. Hands down.

That’s because my low carb bread has a certain special something that makes bread, well, bread-like.

And that something is, of course, gluten. You need yeast and you need gluten to get a low carb bread that is elastic and chewy on the inside and crusty on the outside. And I know, I know, you might be thinking that psyllium husk bread is like that. But once you’ve had a slice of my low carb rye bread, you will never go back.

But maybe the best reason to make low carb rye bread is this: real Reuben sandwiches will soon be within your reach.

So let’s get cracking! To make this recipe you’ll need the basic ingredients of water, salt, ground ginger, baking powder and yeast. But you’ll also need some specialty ingredients like almond flour, vital wheat gluten, erythritol sweetener and dark rye flour. Oh, and caraway seeds. You can’t have a real loaf of rye bread without caraway seeds.

Now, this low carb yeast bread is slightly higher in carbohydrates than my other yeast breads.

This rye bread has 7g net carbs per slice while my Farmer’s Bread and Ciabatta Rolls have 5g net carbs. It’s just the difference between using real dark rye flour instead of flaxseed meal. It’s a trade off, I know, but can you really make a self respecting rye bread without a little rye flour? I think not.

Ok, one more thing and then I’m done.

Please pay close attention when you are proofing the yeast. (That’s when you combine warm water, sweetener and yeast in a bowl and wait for it to ferment and become frothy.) If the yeast fails this test then it’s dead and the bread won’t rise and everyone will be unhappy. So please take care.

We have the Reuben sandwiches to think of. (Toot toot!)

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If you liked this low carb yeast bread recipe, then you might like my recipes for Soft Bread Sticks, Rustic Italian Loaf or Ciabatta Rolls.

I’ve included links in this post for the specialty products that I used.  The best prices I’ve found are from Thrive Market which is like the Costco of health food.  After you pay a $60 membership fee, you’ll be able to order low carb products at a discount of 25-50%.  So the links in the recipe ingredients are links to the less expensive Thrive Market products. But I’ve also included Amazon links below to use if you don’t have a Thrive Market membership.  Both kinds of links are affiliate links, so I’ll receive a commission if you buy something.  Which is, honestly, a pretty sweet deal. 

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