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Pumpernickel Bread

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Sat, 09 Mar 2024 21:34:06 -0800
v124.n006.1
* Exported from MasterCook *

                           Bread, Pumpernickel 2

Recipe By     :Anna Painter
Serving Size  : 16    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread                           Bread-Bakers Mailing List
                 Posted                          Stand Mixer

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3               cups  bread flour
   1 1/3           cups  dark rye flour
      1/2           cup  cornmeal
      1/4           cup  whole-wheat flour
      1/4           cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
   1         tablespoon  kosher salt
   2               cups  milk -- divided
   1 1/2    tablespoons  dark brown sugar
   1         tablespoon  active dry yeast
      1/4           cup  molasses -- unsulphured
   3        tablespoons  unsalted butter -- softened, plus more for greasing

American-style pumpernickel bread is quite different from traditional 
German pumpernickel, but both types are delicious in their own right. 
Centuries-old German pumpernickel recipes are sourdough loaves made 
entirely from rye, typically coarsely ground rye berries. They're 
incredibly dense and derive their signature dark color from Maillard 
browning - the result of being baked at a low temperature for many 
hours. The loaves are baked in covered pans to keep the moisture 
inside, which prevents a discernible crust from forming.

For American pumpernickel bread, like this recipe, a combination of 
milled wheat and rye flour is used, as is commercial yeast, producing 
a springy loaf with a much more open crumb. Pumpernickel bread owes 
its deep color to the addition of molasses and cocoa powder; it's 
baked for only a short time in a much hotter oven, uncovered.

In a large bowl, whisk the bread flour with the rye flour, cornmeal, 
whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, and salt.

In a microwave-safe bowl, warm 3/4 cup of the milk at high until 
warm, about 45 seconds. Sprinkle the brown sugar into the warm milk 
along with the yeast. Let stand at room temperature until foamy, 
about 5 minutes.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine the 
yeast mixture with the molasses and the remaining 1 1/4 cups of milk. 
Mix at low speed until just combined. Add the dry ingredients to the 
bowl and continue mixing at moderately low speed until the dough 
begins to clean the sides of the bowl, about 6 minutes. Add the 
softened butter and increase the mixer speed to medium; beat until 
the butter is incorporated and the dough is clinging to the hook, 
about 6 minutes more. (The dough will look greasy.) Scrape the dough 
onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and it springs 
back to the touch, about 8 minutes. Transfer the dough to a buttered 
bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let stand at room temperature until 
double in bulk, about 45 minutes.

Lightly butter a 10- x 5-inch loaf pan. On a lightly floured work 
surface, pat the dough into a 10-inch square. Roll the dough into a 
cylinder and pinch the seams together. Place seam-side down in the 
prepared loaf pan and gently push the dough to the corners of the 
loaf pan. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until 
doubled in bulk, about 45 minutes more.

Preheat the oven to 375F. Discard the plastic wrap and bake the 
pumpernickel bread for 35 minutes, until the crust is dark brown. 
Transfer the bread to a wire rack and let stand for 10 minutes. 
Carefully remove the bread from the loaf pan and let cool completely, 
1 hour longer.

Source:
   "Food & Wine"
S(Internet address):
   https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/pumpernickel-bread 
Yield:
   "1 10-inch loaf"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 211 Calories; 4g Fat (17.5% 
calories from fat); 7g Protein; 38g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 
10mg Cholesterol; 372mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : 2024 - 0309