Russian Black Bread Recipe

Russian Black Bread Recipe

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Tender Slavic bread with fennel seeds and tangy vinegar.

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Cooking tools:

  • Kitchen scale
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Loaf pan
  • Cooling rack
  • Pastry brush
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Paring knife
  • Plastic wrap

Ingredients

  • 1 1/8 cups (255g) water, lukewarm
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) cider vinegar
  • 1 cup (106g) King Arthur Organic Medium Rye Flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons (8g) table salt
  • 2 tablespoons (28g) unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons (43g) dark corn syrup or molasses
  • 1 tablespoon (14g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed
  • 3 tablespoons (18g) black cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder, or instant coffee powder
  • 1/4 to 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, to taste
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 2 1/2 cups (300g) King Arthur Unbleached Bread Flour, divided

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