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I would appreciate any suggestions as we will be making this bread again and again!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-03-19","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OrangeButton"},"reviewBody":"Best ever recipe it has just a taste of caraway seeds which give it that extra flavor.  It's also very moist!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-06-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleBee"},"reviewBody":"I feel recipe needs more of a wet ingredient.  Too dry, crumbly, hard to knead together.  Tried really hard not to overwork the dough but couldn't get a ball formed properly...not enough moisture.  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