ABM Russian Black Bread
Source of Recipe
Original Recipe by me.
List of Ingredients
2 pkg. active dry yeast
1-1/2 cups warm water
1 Tblsp. plus 1 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 Tblsp. honey
1 Tblsp. butter or margarine
2-1/2 cups plus 2 Tblsp. bread flour
2-1/2 Tblsp. unsweetened cocoa
1 Tblsp. anise seeds
1-1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
3/4 tsp. salt
1 cup plus 1 Tblsp. rye flour
Vegetable cooking spray
2 tsp. cornmeal
1 egg white
1 Tblsp. water
Recipe
Place first 11 ingredients in bread machine according to manufacturer’s instructions. Use dough cycle. After cycle has ended, remove dough from machine. Sprinkle cornmeal over baking sheet; set aside. Shape dough into 6-inch round loaf. Place loaf on prepared baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Cut a 1/2-inch deep X in top of dough. Combine egg white and 1 Tblsp. water; brush over loaf. Bake at 375° F. for 25 minutes or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from baking sheet; cool on wire rack. Cut into wedges. Yield: 18 wedges.