Black Bread

Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 tablespoon cocoa
• 2 cups unsifted flour
• 1 cup unsifted rye flour
• 1/2 cup all-bran cereal, crushed
• 2 teaspoons caraway seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 3 tablespoons melted margarine
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, heat 1/2 cup water, vinegar, molasses and cocoa over medium heat until boiling.
• 2 cool to lukewarm.
• 3 insert steel blade in food processor.
• 4 in container, combine flours, bran cereal, caraway seeds, honey, salt, coffee and onion powder.
• 5 add margarine and process 20-30 seconds or until mixture is well combined.
• 6 dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
• 7 with processor running, add yeast gradually through feed tube, then add molasses mixture, processing until dough forms a ball, clearing the sides of the bowl.
• 8 turn dough onto a lightly floured board and dnead 2-3 minutes.
• 9 place in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top.
• 10 cover and let rise in a warm place, until double in size, about 2 hours.
• 11 punch dough down.
• 12 shape into a ball and palce in center of a greased 8" round cake pan.
• 13 cover and let rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• 14 bake at 350f for 35-40 minutes to glaze bread and give it a shiny crust, combine cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan.
• 15 cook, stirring constantly, until mixture boils.
• 16 contineu to cook for 1 minutes.
• 17 as soon as bread is baked, brush cornstarch mixture over top of loaf.
• 18 return bread to 350f oven and bake 2-3 minutes longer or until glaze is set.
• 19 remove from pan and cool on wire rack.