Application Guide

BOHEMIAN BLACK BREAD
From Germany to Poland to Russia, some form of this daily black bread is made. It is
soft and mild, rather than dense and sour as you might expect a black bread to be. The
flavor is even better on the second day. Serve this popular bread with bratwurst or
roast pork, and Himmel und Erde, “heaven and earth,” equal portions of potatoes,
turnips, and apples mashed together with butter and milk, sprinkled with bits of cooked
bacon.
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2
-POUND LOAF
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1
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8
cups water
3 tablespoons butter, melted
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1
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2
tablespoons molasses
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3
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4
cups bread flour
1 cup medium or dark rye flour
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4
cup wheat bran
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1 tablespoon gluten
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2
teaspoons instant espresso powder
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1
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2
teaspoons caraway seeds
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2
teaspoon fennel seeds
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2
teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons SAF yeast or 2
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2
teaspoons bread machine
yeast
2-POUND LOAF
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