Dark Bread Recipe




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Tips for Baking Bread

Start as early as you can, it will take aprox. 1.5 hours for the dough to double its size.
Make sure your water is the correct temperature, ideally 40-46 deg C (105 deg F to 115 deg F).
If the water is too warm it will kill the yeast, too cold and the yeast will not rise correctly.

Don't try to rush things, wait for the dough to rise properly before putting it in the oven.


Kneading the Dough

Dust your work area with flour, place the dough on the surface and dust with more flour.

Start from the part of the dough closest to you and use the heel of your hands to push down and away from you.
Turn the dough 90% and take the far end of the dough and fold it in towards you.
Push it down and away from you. Repeat this process until the dough feels smooth and stretchy and no longer sticks to your fingers.



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Dark Bread

 

Ingredients

1 cup warm water
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp yeast
4 eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup molasses
1 tbsp instant coffee
2 tbsp carob powder
4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 cup rye flour
1/2 cup corn meal
1 egg
1 tbsp water



 

Preparation

Combine warm water and maple syrup; sprinkle on yeast; set aside.
Using a whisk, blend eggs, molasses, and coffee. Add carob powder and
1/2 of flour. Beat until smooth. Using a wooden spoon, mix in rye
flour and corn meal; beat thoroughly. Gradually add remaining flour.
Turn onto floured work surface and knead 15 minutes. Place in lightly
oiled bowl; turn dough so top is also oiled. Cover with a towel and
let stand for 1 hour. Turn out, punch down, and knead for 3 minutes.
Form into round loaves. Place on lightly oiled cookie sheets. Combine
egg and water; use to brush loaves. Let rise again for 1 hour; bake
at 350 degrees, 30-40 minutes or until thunking sound is made when
bread is hit with a knuckle.

 

 

Servings: 2