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Bread Machine Dark Pumpernickel Rye Bread

Using common ingredients and your trusty bread machine, our easy recipe for bread machine dark pumpernickel rye bread results in a soft loaf perfect for pairing with soup or using as sandwich bread. We recommend using the basic/white bread cycle and medium/normal crust for best results.
Dark Pumpernickel Rye Bread
Yield 1 loaf

Ingredients

Small Loaf (1-pound bread machine)

  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon brewed coffee
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon dark molasses
  • 1 1/4 cups bread flour
  • 2/3 cup medium rye flour
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon table salt
  • 4 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Medium Loaf (1 1/2-pound bread machine)

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons dark molasses
  • 2 cups bread flour
  • 1 cup medium rye flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons table salt
  • 5 teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Large Loaf (2-pound bread machine)

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon brewed coffee
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons dark molasses
  • 2 2/3 cups bread flour
  • 1 1/3 cups medium rye flour
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons table salt
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Instructions

  • Have all ingredients at room temperature. Place ingredients in a pan in the order recommended by manufacturer. Select basic or white bread cycle and medium/normal crust. Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading. The dough should be in a soft, tacky ball. If it is dry and stiff, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too wet and sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time. When cycle is complete, remove bread from pan; cool on wire rack.
  • NOTE: You can use the bread machine to just knead the bread. Set machine to dough cycle. Once complete, continue with step 3 in the recipe here. Pictured bread was made using the hand kneading/shaping method.

Notes

Get Traditional Bread Making Method here.
TIPS:
  1. If you’d like to add caraway seeds to the loaf, add 2 teaspoons with other ingredients.
  2. Coffee can be substituted with water in this recipe.
  3. Rye flour has a low protein content, which is why this recipe was developed with bread flour, which has a high protein content. The high protein content is required to get a decent rise in the bread.
Image by Food Wanderings.