Pumpernickel Caraway Bread Food

CLASSIC PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the warm water, yeast and sugar. Let sit in a warm place until the yeast mixture turns bubbly (about 5-10 min.).
• In a large mixing bowl (I use my Kitchenaid stand mixer with a dough hook), combine remaining 1 cup water, molasses, salt, shortening, caraway seeds and yeast mixture. Beat until smooth.
• Slowly beat rye flour into the yeast and molasses mixture. Mix in the all-purpose flour and mix until it is a soft, smooth dough ball.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. If dough is too moist, add a little more flour. If dough is too dry add a little more water.
• Knead the dough for 5 minutes.
• Lightly grease (or spray with cooking spray) a large bowl. Add the dough, turning once to coat the entire surface of dough with oil. Cover dough with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled in size (about 1 1/2 hours).
• Punch down dough. Separate dough into 2 equal parts. Form 2 round, slightly flattened loaves. Score a 3/4 inch deep 'X" into the tops of both loaves with a sharp knife.
• Grease (or spray) a large baking sheet; sprinkle with cornmeal. Put the loaves on top and then cover with a clean cloth and let rise until doubled - about an hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degress F. Bake 30-35 minutes or until crusts are dark brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Remove from baking sheet and cool on a rack before slicing.

PUMPERNICKEL CARAWAY BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

CAMEMBERT CARAWAY SPREAD ON PUMPERNICKEL TOASTS

Steps:

• Make spread:
• Purée Camembert, cream cheese, sour cream, shallot, and caraway seeds in a food processor. Stir in pepper and chives.
• Make toasts:
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brush 1 side of bread with butter and season with salt and pepper. Toast bread, buttered sides up, on a baking sheet in middle of oven until crisp, about 7 minutes. Transfer toasts to a rack to cool.

PUMPERNICKEL QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 1 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• In a bowl, combine rye flour, cornmeal, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and caraway seeds.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs, molasses, milk and oil.
• Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients; stir with a wooden spoon to blend.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake 50-60 minu8tes, or until loaf tests done.
• Remove bread from pan, cool on wire rack.

PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the yeast and warm water; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes. Add rye and whole-wheat flours, molasses, cocoa, caraway seeds, and salt. With an electric mixer, or heavy spoon, beat dough until it is mixed very well.
• If using a dough hook, mix in 1 cup of flour. Knead until the dough is elastic and pulls cleanly from the bowl, about 5 minutes.(If needed,add more flour, ! Tblsp. at a time.).
• If mixing by hand, stir in 1 cup flour with a heavy spoon. Scape the dough onto a floured board. Knead, adding as little flour as possible, until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.Place the dough on a plastic counter and cover with a large stain-less steel bowl. Allow the dough to rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Sprinkle the cornmeal in the center of a baking sheet; set aside. Punch down the dough. On a lightly floured board, knead the dough to shape into a ball. Place the dough on the cornmeal and press to form a 6-inch round. Let the dough rise in a warm place until almost double, about 30 minutes.
• Sprinle a bit of additional flour on top of the loaf. Bake in a 350* oven until the loaf is a rich, dark brown, about 30 minutes, or until the bottom sounds hollow when tapped. Transfer to a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Hint: For a Crunchy Bread Crust use a water sprayer while baking. Your plant sprayer will do fine, as long as it is clean. Simply spray a bit of water into the oven now and then as the bread bakes. Works great!

SERBIAN PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine boiling water, chocolate, vinegar, molasses, caraway seeds and coffee in a large bowl till chocolate melts; cool to 105-110 degrees F.
• Dissolve yeast in the warm water; let stand 10 minutes.
• Add to chocolate mixture and add sugar and salt.
• Mix in rye flour and bran, kneading well.
• Knead in white flour (I use a kitchenaid).
• Grease the bread, cover and let rise until doubled.
• Form into 2 round loaves; let rise again till double.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes; brush with egg white and sprinkle with salt.
• Bake another 20 minutes until loaves sound hollow.

QUICK AND EASY EASTERN EUROPEAN PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the hot tap water and the cold coffee. Check temperature of water. Should be lukewarm. Whisk together the yeast, salt, caraway seeds, molasses and cocoa powder along with the water in a 5-quart bowl or a lidded (not airtight) food storage container.
• Combine the liquid ingredients with the dry ingredients without kneading, using a spoon, Danish dough whisk, a 14-cup food processor with dough attachment or a heavy duty stand mixer with paddle.You may need to use your hands to combine the last of the dry with the wet if not using a machine.
• Cover (not airtight) and allow the dough to rest at room temperature until it rises and collapses, approximately 2 hours.
• Refrigerate it for at least 2 hours before using. The dough can be stored and used over the next 8 days, or store the dough in the freezer for up to two weeks in an airtight container. Freeze it in 1 lb portions. When using frozen dough, thaw it in the refrigerator for 24 hours before use, then allow the usual rest/rise times.
• On baking day, cut off a 1-pound (grapefruit-size) piece of dough. Using wet hands (don't use flour), quickly shape it into a ball by stretching the surface of the dough around to the bottom on all four sides, rotating the ball a quarter turn as you go. Then form an oval shaped loaf. Allow to rest and rise on a cornmeal covered pizza peel for 40 minutes.
• Twenty minutes before baking time, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F, with a rack in the middle of the oven where your baking stone should sit. Place an empty metal broiler pan on a lower shelf.
• Using a pastry brush, paint the entire loaf with the cornstarch wash and sprinkle with caraway seeds, if desired. Slash the loaf with deep parallel cuts using a serrated bread knife.
• Slide the bread directly onto the hot stone. Pour 1 cup of hot tap water into the broiler pan and quickly close the oven door. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until firm. Allow to cool before slicing.

SUPER-GOOD PUMPERNICKEL BREAD

Steps:

• Combine white and rye flours.
• In a very large bowl, thoroughly mix 2 cups flour mixture, salt, cereal, cornmeal, and undissolved yeast.
• Combine water, molasses, chocolate, and margarine in a saucepan.
• Heat over low heat until liquids are very warm (120°F- 130°F).
• Margarine and chocolate do not need to melt.
• Gradually add to dry ingredients and beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Add potatoes and 1 cup flour mixture.
• Beat at high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Stir in caraway seed (if used) and enough additional flour mixture to make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto lightly floured board; cover and let rest 15 minutes.
• Then, knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
• Cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down; let rise again 30 minutes.
• Punch dough down; turn out onto lightly floured board.
• Divide into 3 equal pieces.
• Shape into round balls.
• Place in 3 greased 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
• Cover; let rise in warm place, free from draft, until doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes.
• Bake at 350°F, about 50 minutes, or until done.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.