RUSSIAN BLACK BREAD #1 (bread machine)

1 1/3 c Water
1 1/3 tb Vinegar
1 1/3 tb Barley malt syrup
2 2/3 tb Vegetable oil
2/3 ts Sugar
1 ts Salt
2 tb Unsweetened cocoa
1/2 ts Minced dried onion
1 ts Instant coffee granules
2 2/3 ts Caraway seed
1/4 ts Fennel
2/3 c Oat bran
2 c Bread flour
1 1/3 c Rye flour
2 1/2 ts Yeast

Bring all ingredients to room temperature and pour into bakery, in order. Set "baking control" at 10 o'clock. Select "white bread" and push Start. In hot & humid weather, use 1/8 c less water.

Tested in DAK R2D2.

Sylvia's comments:
Notes: Eat this wonderful hearty bread with soup and/or salad or serve it as an appetizer with a crab dip. You may substitute dark molasses for the barley malt syrup.