Name: Russian Black Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 50 g/2 oz/½ cup wholemeal (whole-wheat) bread flour; 22 ml/1½ tbsp molasses; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup rye flour; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp oat bran; 280 g/10 oz/2½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 30 ml/2 tbsp sunflower oil; 100 g/3½ oz/scant 1 cup dried breadcrumbs; 240 ml/8½ fl oz/generous 1 cup water; 175 g/6 oz/1½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 15 ml/1 tbsp cocoa powder (unsweetened); 50 g/2 oz/½ cup dried breadcrumbs; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp oat bran; 22 ml/1½ tbsp instant coffee granules; 155 g/5½ oz/1⅓ cups rye flour; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp caraway seeds; 40 g/1½ oz/3 tbsp oat bran; 250 g/9 oz/2¼ cups unbleached white bread flour; 90 g/3¼ oz/¾ cup wholemeal bread flour; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 45 ml/3 tbsp sunflower oil; 10 ml/2 tsp easy bake dried yeast; 190 g/6½ oz/1⅝ cups rye flour; 75 g/3 oz/¾ cup dried breadcrumbs; 22 ml/1½ tbsp cocoa powder; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp easy bake dried yeast; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt; 400 ml/14 fl oz/scant 1¾ cups water; 40 ml/2½ tbsp molasses; 360 ml/12½ fl oz/generous 1½ cups water; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

European rye breads often include cocoa and coffee to add colour to this dark traditionally dense, chewy bread. Try it as the basis of an open sandwich.

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240 ml/8½ fl oz/generous 1 cup water
30

Europe
Russia
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe
Bread

Method

Pour the water, sunflower oil and molasses into the bread machine pan. If the instructions for your machine specify that the yeast is to be placed in the bread pan first, then simply reverse the order in which you add the liquid and dry ingredients.
Sprinkle over the rye, wholemeal and white flours, then the oat bran and breadcrumbs, ensuring that the

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