Russian Rye Bread With Dried Cranberries

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups warm water
• 2 tablespoons honey, dark
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 1/2 cups rye flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons fast rising yeast
• 1/2 tablespoon nigella seeds (black caraway seeds)
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed

Directions

1. 1

   Place all ingredients except seeds and cranberries in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.

2. 2

   Select dough cycle and start machine. Add the seeds and caraway when the machine beeps.

3. 3

   At end of cycle take dough out and punch dough down; divide into half. Shape each half into a round loaf. Place loaves on greased cookie sheet. Cover; let rise until double, about 1 hour.

4. 4

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

5. 5

   Brush each loaf with egg. Sprinkle with rye seeds if desired. Bake until loaves are dark brown and sound hollow when tapped, about 1 hour; cool on wire racks.