What a great post! And perfect for me to ask this question that I have been wanting to ask since last Thanksgiving. I am looking for a recipe for pumpernickel raisin bread. AKA Russian Bread or Black Russian Bread. I found 2 recipes online and meshed them together and was unhappy with the results. I looked at the pumpernickle bread recipe KAF has, but there was onion and caraway. I HATE caraway! (I know, my mother was aghast - how was she going to continue making her signature Irish Soda Bread? She made it without caraway for me. I am loved.) So any thoughts or recipes for this bread that I am seeking? The color of the bread came out perfect - deep brown. But it was too dense. I know it should be dense, but this was like a brick. PS – working at Friendly’s is what got me through college.

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