These buns are great for pastrami and Swiss cheese sandwiches, and anything else that tastes great with pumpernickel.
Bakery Style Pumpernickel Rolls
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 4 hr 25 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup rye flour
- 1 tablespoon regular active dry yeast
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse (kosher or sea) salt or 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups warm water (105°F to 115°F)
- 3 tablespoons full-flavor (dark) molasses
- 1 tablespoon cornmeal
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon caraway seed, if desired

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, mix together flours, yeast, cocoa and salt. In small bowl, mix together 1 1/3 cups water and molasses. Add water mixture to flour mixture; stir with wooden spoon until dough is thoroughly mixed and no dry spots remain, about 1 to 2 minutes. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let rise at room temperature 2 hours; refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 24 hours.
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Step2Line large cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper; sprinkle with cornmeal. On generously floured surface, turn dough to lightly coat with flour. Form dough into a ball; cut in half. Cut each half into 6 equal pieces, coating with flour as needed to prevent sticking. Shape each piece into ball by stretching surface of dough around to bottom on all sides; pinch bottom to seal. Place on cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
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Step3Loosely cover rolls with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray; let rise in warm place 40 minutes or until doubled in size.
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Step4Place empty broiler tray or cast iron skillet on bottom rack of oven. Heat oven to 400°F.
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Step5Meanwhile, in small bowl, beat egg and 1 tablespoon water. Brush buns with egg mixture; sprinkle with caraway seed. Place cookie sheet in oven. Gently pull out bottom rack of oven and pour 1 cup hot water into broiler tray; gently slide rack back and quickly shut oven door.
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Step6Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until buns begin to slightly brown and sound hollow when tapped. Cool 5 minutes on cooling rack. Serve warm or cool.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Roll
- Calories from Fat
- 10
- Trans Fat
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
FreeCarbohydrate Choice
2
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