Pumpernickel Biscuits
Pumpernickel Biscuits are the deeply rich and satisfying sidekick to all your fall soups, chilis, and stews!
Servings: 12 biscuits
Equipment
- food processor optional
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups dark rye flour
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp dark cocoa powder, I like Hershey's Special Dark
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 Tbsp cold unsalted butter, cut in pieces
- 1 cup cold buttermilk, or cream mixed with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
- 2 Tbsp molasses
- 1 Tbsp butter, melted
- caraway seeds
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Stir together the buttermilk and molasses and set aside.
- In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse to combine the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add in the pieces of cold butter, pulse/process the machine until the butter is incorporated and the mixture has a sandy texture.
- Add the liquids to the machine and pulse/process just until the mixture comes together into a lump. It will be a bit rough around the edges. This should take 30 seconds or less.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and bring the dough together with your hands into a flat disk.
- Pat or roll out to a disk about 8 inches round. Use a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter to cut out 7 or 8 biscuits. You will need to reform the dough once to cut them all out.
- Set the biscuits on a silpat or parchment lined baking sheet and put in the refrigerator while you clean up. This will re-chill the butter for a better texture.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until risen and golden.
- Brush with a little melted butter and sprinkle with caraway seeds.
- These biscuits are best when they are still warm. You can refresh a leftover biscuit in the microwave ~ on high for 15 seconds.
Notes
*Pumpernickel biscuits were first published in 2013 and were re-tested and re-photographed in 2025.
Nutrition
Calories: 234 kcal · Carbohydrates: 26 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.5 g · Cholesterol: 35 mg · Sodium: 318 mg · Potassium: 251 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 4 g · Vitamin A: 412 IU · Calcium: 83 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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