Why German Pumpernickel Is a Bread Like No Other

Mar 29, 2025 | It looks almost burnt, tastes sweet and only requires 3 ingredients: Pumpernickel. The dark rye bread is probably Germany's most unusual bread. And that's quite something in a country where there are more than 3,000 types of bread and people eat 56 kilos of bread every year. This video explains exactly what makes pumpernickel so unique and healthy.

How to Make Pumpernickel Bread | Flour, Water, Salt, No Leavening

Oct 1, 2023


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Gesunder Genuss: Darum ist Pumpernickel so gesund - und schmeckt sogar als Torte

Apr 7, 2022 | Pumpernickel wird 24 Stunden im Ofen gebacken und wiegt im Ganzen beim Bäcker schon mal 5 Kilo. Da es sehr dicht und ohne Lockerungen ist, ist es schwerer als normales Brot. Günter Enking aus Emsbüren produziert diese Leckerei mit viel Liebe und Handarbeit.

Guten Appetit Germany: Pumpernickel | Euromaxx

Nov 19, 2013 | DW's roll-call of classics from German cuisine from sauerkraut to potato salad looks at Germany's favorite food: bread.

Germany has a wider variety of bread than any other country - more than 3,000 different specialties. Perhaps the best-known is pumpernickel, a dark sticky type of bread that originated in western Germany during the Middle Ages.