Pumpernickel Bread
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 1:28pm

Ingredients




2 lg. unpeeled potatoes, cooked in water to cover
4 teaspoons salt
5 cups rye flour
6 1/2 cups wheat flour or unbleached white
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon water
1 pkg. yeast
1/2 cup potato water
1 teaspoon honey
3 cups cold water
3/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup molasses
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
2 tablespoons oil

Preparation

1 Peel potatoes and rice them while still hot. Measure at least 2 cups of the potatoes and cool slightly. Soften the yeast in the 1/2 cup potato water. Add honey and soak a few minutes. 2 Combine cold water and corn meal; boil, stirring, until thick. Add molasses, caraway, oil and salt to corn meal. Cool to lukewarm. Add the riced potatoes and yeast mix to the lukewarm corn meal mix; blend. Add rye flour, then wheat flour, reserving enough to knead with. 3 Knead well; place in greased bowl to rise. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm, draft-free place about 2 1/2 hours. Punch down; form into 4 round loaves and on a large cookie sheet or 4 pie pans. 4 For a shiny crust, mix the egg and 1/2 teaspoon water and brush on tops. Prick with fork for design. Let rise for about an hour. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.