Artisan Pumpernickel Bread
Ingredients
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast ⓘ
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 2 teaspoons sugar ⓘ
- 3 1/4 cups lukewarm water (second amount) ⓘ
- 2 unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
- 1/4 cup molasses ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon margarine ⓘ
- 2 cups unseasoned hot mashed potatoes ⓘ
- 1/4 cup cornmeal ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons salt ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons caraway seeds ⓘ
- 3 cups unsifted rye flour (dark is preferred) ⓘ
- 1 cup whole all-bran cereal or 1 cup all-bran cereal ⓘ
Instructions
- Prepare mashed potatoes, using fresh potatoes or instant.
- Using a very large bowl soak the yeast and sugar in 1 cup of lukewarm water for ten minutes.
- In a large pan, heat the 3 1/4 cup lukewarm water, melted chocolate molasses and margarine until the mixture is lukewarm. Remove from heat. Mix in the potatoes, cornmeal, salt and caraway seeds. Stir into the risen yeast liquid. Add the rye flour and bran. Beat for five minutes. Add three cups of white flour, mixing well. Afer about five minutes of beating, you will have a soft dough. Add four more cups lf flour. Mix well, cover, and rise for one hour or more.
- Sprinkle one cup of leftover flour on kneading board. Turn dough out, sprinkle about 1/2 cup of flour on top of dough, and knead extra flour into the dough until the dough is no longer sticky. When the dough holds its shape, cut it into three even pieces.
- Shape the three pieces into three egg shaped pieces, and place in buttered or non-stick loaf pans. Rise one hour or until one inch above the rims of pans. Bake at 350 ° for about 45 minutes - 1 hour, switching pans in oven at the half way point. Bread is done when it has a hollow sound when rapped on top.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
896
kcal
45% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).