Russian Black Bread

Name: Russian Black Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 1 loaf, 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 354.88 ml water; 29.58 ml cider vinegar; 591.47 ml bread flour; 236.59 ml rye flour; 4.92 ml salt; 29.58 ml margarine; 29.58 ml dark corn syrup; 14.79 ml brown sugar; 44.37 ml unsweetened cocoa powder; 4.92 ml instant coffee granules; 14.79 ml caraway seed; 1.23 ml fennel seed (optional); 9.85 ml active dry yeast

Submitted by seattlelove

"The vinegar adds a bit of a bite"

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photo by gailanng

Ready In:: 3hrs 5mins
Ingredients:: 13
Yields:: 1 loaf
Serves:: 12

ingredients

354.88 ml water
29.58 ml cider vinegar
591.47 ml bread flour
236.59 ml rye flour
4.92 ml salt
29.58 ml margarine
29.58 ml dark corn syrup
14.79 ml brown sugar
44.37 ml unsweetened cocoa powder
4.92 ml instant coffee granules
14.79 ml caraway seed
1.23 ml fennel seed (optional)
9.85 ml active dry yeast

directions

Place ingredients into the bread machine in order suggested by the manufacturer.
Use the whole wheat, regular crust setting.
After the baking cycle ends, remove bread from pan, place on a cake rack, and allow to cool for 1 hour before slicing.

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Reviews

This bread has a beautiful, tender crumb with the bonus of a thin, crispy crust (baked in the round and sprinkled on oats). I found the cocoa, or maybe it's the vinegar, to have 'bite' and probably would cut back a tad. It brought to mind that I wish I had a hot Russian boyfriend to impress...but I don't think my husband would permit it.

gailanng