Black Forest Pumpernickel Recipes

Steps:

• Place all ingredients into your bread maker according to manufacture.
• Select type to a light crust.
• Press start.
• Remembering to check while starting to knead.
• If mixture is too dry add a tablespoon warm water at a time.
• If mixture is too wet add flour again a little at a time.
• Mixture should go into a ball form, and just soft and slightly sticky to the finger touch.
• This goes for all types of breads when kneading.
• This recipe makes a one and half pound loaf size.

Steps:

• In large bowl combine dry ingredients. Add liquid ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
• Remove dough to floured board. Knead till elastic; when you poke your finger into the dough, it will spring back immediately.
• Oil dough and let rise till doubled in oiled bowl.
• Dough can also be mixed, kneaded and allowed to rise on the dough only cycle of a bread machine. That's how I do it.
• Punch down, knead again till springy, let rest a few minutes, form into loaves. I form loaves by flattening the dough and folding into thirds.
• Place in oiled pans or on oiled cookie sheet.
• Bake at 325 to 350 for 50 minutes or until done. It should sound hollow when thumped on top. Remove from pans. Try hard to let cool before cutting with a sharp serrated knife.

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select Sweet bread cycle and light crust; start machine.

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients in bread pan in the order given.
• 2. Select Light crust if you have that option, and hit start.
• 3. After baking, for my machine 2 1/2 hours, remove from pan, put on wire rack and allow to cool for 1 hour before slicing.