Recipe for Russian Black Bread 
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Yield:
1
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 tsp yeast
1 cup bread flour
1 cup rye flour
2 tbl gluten
3/4 tsp dried grated orange rind (zest)
3/4 tsp caraway seeds
3/4 tsp fennel seed (ground)
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbl molasses
1 tbl Kitchen Bouquet
1/2 tbl oil
1 x egg plus enough milk to equal 2/3 cup
----------------- Later addition: ----------------
1 tbl groats
Instructions:
Instructions: * (To make "dark" or add additional tbs. water)

Mix all by last two ingredients well. Let rest 10 minutes. Knead 10 to 20 minutes (this can be done in a food processor). Knead in last two ingredients by hand until evenly distributed. Place in oiled bowl (or round cake pan or loaf pan.) Cover well, and let rise until double in size. Bake 350 degrees for approx. 30 minutes. (convection oven at 300 degrees for approx. 25 minutes) Thump bottom to check for doneness. If not finished, replace loaf on shelf without pan, and finish baking.

NOTES : Experimentation has finally resulted in making "black bread" like my husband remembered it to be in his childhood.

This recipe did NOT work in my bread machine...so I make it by hand.

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