Steakhouse Black Bread

Jean has been wanting us to make  brown bread like we get at Western Sizzler or Cork n Cleaver.  So this is our first attempt.  I modified this recipe from All Recipes plus a comment from someone else without a bread machine http://allrecipes.com/recipe/54058/steakhouse-black-bread/

INGREDIENTS

1-1/3 cups warm strong coffee (100-110 degrees F when put yeast in)

1 pkg active yeast

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1-1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup black strap molasses

1/4 cup oil (I used extra virgin olive oil)

2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (I used dark chocolate cocoa powder)

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup rye flour

2 cups bread flour

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Dissolve yeast in warm coffee in a large bowl.  Add brown sugar and let sit a few minutes until frothy.  Add salt, molasses, and oil.  Mix together well.  Add cocoa powder and mix well.  Add flours one cup at a time.  Knead in the final cup of flour until dough is elastic (may not use entire cup of flour, tho mine did).  Form into 12 dinner rolls or 1 loaf of bread.  Cover and let rise until double in size.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Bake dinner rolls about 20 minutes; bread loaf about 35 minutes.