A German ligature that originally stood for 'sz', but can be transliterated as 'ss'. It is never found in Swiss German. It looks like a B, but sounds like an S. Compare to the boring language known as English, which only has the ligatures Ã and Å, which are rarely used.
The only other flour used in traditional pumpernickel is wheat flour, which is used as an ingredient in the sourdough starter, a pre-fermented flour, water and yeast mixture that combines with the rye flour to hold the bread together.
The answer: Itâs easy to assume that dark-coloured rye bread is more nutritious than white bread. But if you look at the ingredient list on many brands of rye bread, youâll be surprised to see that unbleached flour (a.k.a. refined flour) is the first ingredient listed.nother clue to a healthier rye bread: sourdough (youâll find this on the ingredient list). Traditional pumpernickel and rye breads are made with a sourdough starter, rather than yeast, to aid in rising.