Black Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 c rye flour
    4 c all-purpose white flour
    1/2 c unsweetened cocoa
    2 Tbsp caraway seeds
    2 tsp salt
    2 tsp instant coffee
    3/4 c honey
    1/2 c each vinegar and butter
Preparation
    Combine flours in a large bowl. Set aside three cups. Sprinkle yeast over 1/2 c warm water.
    Stir until softened, set aside.
    In large mixing bowl
    stir together reserved 3 c flour mixture, cocoa, caraway seeds, salt and instant coffee.
    Heat in a saucepan, 2 c water, honey, vinegar and butter until just warm. Butter does not need to be completely melted.
    Blend well with cocoa mixture.
    Add yeast, stir until thoroughly mixed.
    Stir in enough additional flour, 1 c at a time until dough no longer clings to sides of bowl.

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