Ingredients
1 tbsp vineger
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup water
1 tsp minced dried onion
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp instant coffee
1 1/2 tbsp dark unsweetened cocoa
1 cup dark rye flour
1 1/2 cup unbleached bread flour
1/2 cup oat bran
2 tbsp caraway seeds (optional)
2 1/2 tsp dry active yeast
Directions
Place first 8 ingredients in the breadmaker pan. Stir to desolve
coffee and disperse cocoa. Add remaining ingerdients. Set for
regular cycle and press start. Makes a small, short loaf.
FROM - BREADMACHINE BAKING - LORA BRODY & MILLIE APTER ~ 1993
Servings: 1 loaf
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Categories: Bread; Bread Machine; Breadmaker; Breads; Russian
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