Hi Robin,
I love pumpernickel bread but it never crossed my mind that to make it myself. Might give it a try myself now that there are so many recipes on offer. I've found one that looks good but as I've never made it, no idea of the color, It has buckwheat flour and dark rye flour which might make it darker and could leave out the cocoa. For what it's worth here is the recipe and hope it helps: Pumpernickel Bread from Laurel's Kitchen 1976 2Tbsp active dry yeast 1 Tbsp brown sugar 5 cups warm water 6-7 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup dark rye flour 2/3 cups buckwheat flour 1/3 cup corn meal 4 tsp salt 2/3 cups cooked soy meal Prepare dough from the 1st 4 ingredients using just 6 cups of flour. Sprinkle sugar and yeast on the warm water. When it starts bubbling, stir in half of the whole wheat flour and beat very well until the dough ceases to be grainy and becomes smooth and stretchy. Add the salt and the remaining and other flours/meals and mix together. Knead, push and fold until the dough is soft and springy to touch, and return it to the bowl. If necessary, you can add the 7th cup of flour. Cover snuggly, allowing it to double in bulk. Cut in two and place in loaf pans/cans and let rise once more until it doubles in bulk. Bake at 375F almost an hour. Marika ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BREAD-RECIPE/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BREAD-RECIPE/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: bread-recipe-dig...@yahoogroups.com bread-recipe-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: bread-recipe-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/