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- Clawson's Russian Black Bread
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- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 cups rye flour
- 2 cups whole bran cereal
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee crystals
- 2 tablespoons caraway seed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 square (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup cold water
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- In a large mixer bowl, combine 3 cups all-purpose flour and 1 cup of rye
- flour, the bran cereal, yeast, coffee crystals, caraway, sugar, salt
- and fennel. In a saucepan, heat water, molasses, butter or margarine,
- chocolate and vinegar until warm--110 to 115 degrees--stirring constantly
- until chocolate and butter are almost melted. Add liquid to dry ingre-
- dients in a mixing bowl and beat a half-minute at low speed, scraping
- sides of bowl constantly. Then beat 3 minutes at high. By hand, stir in
- remaining rye flour and enough of the all-purpose flour to make a
- moderately stiff dough.
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- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 8 to 10 minutes, or
- until smooth and elastic. Dough may be slightly sticky. Shape into a
- ball and place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the surface.
- Cover and let rise in warm place for 1 1/4 to a 1/2 hours, or until
- almost double.
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- Punch dough down and divide in half. Shape each half into a ball and place
- on a greased baking sheet. Flatten slightly with the palm of your hand.
- Cover and let rise in warm place 30 to 45 minutes, or until doubled.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until browned and
- bread sounds hollow when tapped. Remove from baking sheet and cool on
- wire rack. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and cold water, and
- cook and stir until mixture thickens and bubbles. Cook a minute more and
- brush over the hot bread.
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