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 dough is yeast leavened and is enriched with butter and milk. It is flavored and colored with saffron strands that give the bread an attractive yellow coloring. Cornish saffron bread is also flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, golden raisins, and ground almonds.ype of flour used: white flour (wheat) - usually bread flour or all-purpose flour. Description: A type of yeasted roll that is enriched with eggs and a small quantity of shortening that is characterized by its shape, which resembles a five petal flower blossom.