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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Peasant Black Bread
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by:
Lois Millam
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Peasant Black Bread Recipe uses a tasty array of ingredients such as rye flour, cocoa, sugar, caraway seeds, yeast, instant coffee, vinegar, dark molasses, oil and all-purpose flour to create this delicious bread recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
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3 1/2 cups rye flour
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
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1/4 cup sugar
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3 tablespoons caraway seed
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2 packages active dry yeast
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1 tablespoon instant coffee
(powder or crystals)
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2 teaspoons salt
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2 1/2 cups hot water (120°-
130°F)
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1/4 cup vinegar
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1/4 cup dark molasses
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1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
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3 1/2 to 4 1/2 cups unbleached or all-purpose flour
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Thoroughly mix rye flour, cocoa, sugar, caraway, yeast, coffee, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Stir in water, vinegar, molasses, and oil; beat until smooth.
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2:
Stir in enough unbleached flour to make a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes).
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3:
Place in an oiled bowl; turn to oil top of dough. Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled (about 1 hour). Punch dough down. Divide in half; shape each half into
a ball and place in center of 2 greased 8-inch round cake pans. Cover; let rise until double in bulk (about 1 hour).
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4:
Bake at 350°F 40 to 45 minutes, or until done.
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