Easy Russian black bread in the bread machine!

(update: I'm going to be honest with you here! I took some of this bread to German class yesterday where I was subbing. One girl said it tasted like her grandma's bread; a guy said it wasn't bad; and then there were several students who didn't like it at all! Said it tasted bitter--I told them that could be the coffee or cocoa or blackstrap. Pumpernickel is not for the faint of tastebud! I told them that just trying it--whether they liked it--is still a good thing!)

Hello, Lori Fiechter here in the kitchen once again. I am currently obsessed with rye breads and pumpernickel flour, so this is recipe number 3. This time, the rye bread is baked in the bread machine so it is super easy. This is really dark, strong bread with cocoa powder, black strap molasses, and espresso coffee. Plus I finally get to use those caraway seeds I bought. Throw everything in the bread machine and let the baking begin. This bread is soft, flavorful, and wonderful...I’m a fan. Hope you will be, too!

I found the recipe on Allrecipes.com and used it pretty much as is! Time to break out the sauerkraut...