How to Make Best Ever Pumpernickel Loaf - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's nothing quite like the aroma of freshly baked bread filling the kitchen. If you're a bread lover, you're going to adore this recipe for the "Best Ever Pumpernickel Loaf". Pumpernickel bread is a dark, dense, and slightly sweet bread that hails from Germany. It's the perfect accompaniment to soups, stews, or simply slathered with butter.

Many people shy away from making their own bread, assuming it's too time-consuming or difficult. However, with a little patience and the right...

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups warm water
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 ½ cups bread flour, plus more for kneading
  • 1 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1 cup rye flour
  • ⅓ cup cornmeal
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Information

  • Prep Time: 30 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 10
  • Yield: 1 loaf

  • Stir warm water, molasses, and yeast together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Let stand until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Add canola oil.
  • Mix bread flour, whole-wheat flour, rye flour, cornmeal, cocoa powder, vital wheat gluten, and salt in a bowl. Add slowly to yeast mixture. Fit the mixer with the dough hook attachment; turn to medium speed and let dough mix for 15 minutes.
  • Turn dough onto a floured surface; knead by hand until no longer sticky, but smooth and elastic, adding more flour as needed, 3 to 5 minutes. Grease a large bowl.
  • Transfer dough to greased bowl, turning to coat dough on all sides. Cover bowl; let rise in a warm area until doubles in size, 30 minutes. Grease a loaf pan.
  • Punch dough down and transfer to greased loaf pan. Cover and let rise in a warm area for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Bake in preheated oven until loaf sounds hollow when tapped, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Nutrition

    157 cal.

    • Total Fat: 4g
    • Saturated Fat: 0g
    • Sodium: 239mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 29g
    • Dietary Fiber: 4g
    • Total Sugars: 5g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Calcium: 28mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 248mg