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Russian Black Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 1/2 cups warm water water
1/4 cup dark molasses
2 tablespoons butter softened
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1 1/3 cups rye flour
1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
4 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Directions:
Directions:
To make in bread machine, put ingredients in pan in order listed. Select 5 for setting for regular cycle or select 6 for Rapid Bake cycle.
To make in conventional oven:
Dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup of water. Add molasses, butter, coffee, salt, fennel and remaining water.
Add bread flour and rye flour. Add enough wheat flour to form a soft dough.
Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead dough until smooth and elastic about 6-8 minutes.
Put dough in a greased bowl and turn once to grease surface.
Cover and let rise in a warm area until doubled in size about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch dough down.
Shape dough into 1 large or 2 smaller loaves and place in 2 greased bread pans. Cover and let rise again until doubled in size approximately 1 hour. Bake 350º 30-45 minutes depending on size of loaf. Makes a 2 pound loaf or 2- 1 pound loaves.

 

 

 

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