Russian Black Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup strong coffee, brewed and cooled*
• 2 tablespoons distilled vinegar
• 4 tablespoons unsulphured molasses
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds, slightly crushed
• 1 teaspoon caraway seed, slightly crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried onion flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1 1/4 cups rye flour
• 3/4 cup bran cereal flakes (i use all-bran by kellogg's) or 3/4 cup bran buds (i use all-bran by kellogg's)
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (if using sweetened cocoa powder, omit sugar)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 tablespoons sunflower seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 *variation: instead of 3/4 cup brewed coffee, substitute 3/4 cup warm water and add 2 teaspoons of instant coffee granules.
• 2 place all ingredients except for sunflower seeds into bread pan in order directed by bread machine manufacturer's instructions.
• 3 add sunflower seeds (if using), at fruit/nut beep cycle.
• 4 yield: 1 1/2 pound loaf.