Bread Machine Pumpernickel Bread

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 225 Minutes

Ready In: 235 Minutes

Servings: 1

This is a hearty, good-tasting bread. Just put all the ingredients in the bread machine and walk away.

Ingredients:

1 1/8 cups warm water

1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil

1/3 cup molasses

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 tablespoon caraway seed (optional)

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 cups bread flour

1 cup rye flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 1/2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten (optional)

2 1/2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Directions:

1. Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select Basic cycle; press Start.