Acornell.2767
net.cooks
utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!gil
Thu Apr 15 09:26:56 1982
Russian Black Bread
RUSSIAN BLACK BREAD
4 cups rye flour
2 packages active dry yeast
2 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup vinegar
2 TBS butter, softened
1 square unsweetened chocolate
2 TBS caraway seeds, crushed
1 tsp sugar
1 scant TBS slat
2 tsp instant coffee (it's only use known to me)
2 tsp onion flakes
2 cups bran flakes
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 slightly beaten egg white (optional - for glaze)
In a large bowl, combine rye flour and yeast. In a saucepan heat together
the water, molasses, vinegar, butter, chocolate, caraway seeds, sugar, salt,
coffee and onion flakes until just warm (115 - 120F), stirring constantly
until butter and chocolate almost melt. Add to dry mixture in bowl; add bran
flakes. Beat at low speed of an electric mixer for 1/2 minute, scraping sides
of bowl constantly. Beat 3 minutes at high speed. By hand, stir in enough
of the all-purpose flour to make a moderately stiff dough. Turn out onto a
lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, 5-8 minutes. Shape
into a ball, place in a lightly greased bowl, turning once to grease surface.
Cover and let rise in a warm place until double, 1 hour or more. Punch dough
down; turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide in half, cover and let
rest ten minutes. Shape into 2 loaves and place in two well-greased loaf
pans. Let rise until nearly double, 1 hour or more. Bake in 350F oven 25
minutes; brush with egg white. Return to oven and bake 20 minutes more.
(For less crunchy top crust, omit egg white and bake 45 minutes.)
Makes 2 loaves; recipe can be doubled (my mother always does) to make 4
loaves at a time.
Hints: I crush the caraway seeds by placing them between sheets of wax paper
(actually I fold them up in one sheet) and then zapping them with a rolling
pin. Once crushed their flavor adds to the bread's. To shape the loaves I
roll out each ball with a rolling pin and then roll it up (like a jelly roll)
to just fit the loaf pan. I guess this is a common tactic.
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