Serbian Pumpernickel Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups boiling water
    1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
    1/2 cup cider vinegar
    1/2 cup dark molasses
    2 tablespoons caraway seeds
    2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
    2 tablespoons active dry yeast
    1/2 cup warm water (105-110 degrees)
    1 tablespoon sugar
    1 tablespoon salt
    4 cups dark rye flour
    1 cup wheat bran, unprocessed
    3 - 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 egg white, slightly beaten
    2 teaspoons coarse salt
Preparation
    Combine boiling water, chocolate, vinegar, molasses, caraway seeds and coffee in a large bowl till chocolate melts; cool to 105-110 degrees F.
    Dissolve yeast in the warm water; let stand 10 minutes.
    Add to chocolate mixture and add sugar and salt.
    Mix in rye flour and bran, kneading well.
    Knead in white flour (I use a kitchenaid).
    Grease the bread, cover and let rise until doubled.
    Form into 2 round loaves; let rise again till double.
    Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes; brush with egg white and sprinkle with salt.
    Bake another 20 minutes until loaves sound hollow.

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