Kaiser roll

Kaiser roll
Alternative namesVienna roll, hard roll, water roll
TypeBread roll
Place of originAustria
Region or stateVienna
Main ingredientsFlour, barm, malt, water, salt
VariationsMichetta, rosetta
Food energy
(per serving)
200 (100 g) kcal
Other informationglycaemic load 40 (100 g)[1]

The Kaiser roll (Emperor roll, ‹See Tfd›German: Kaiserbrötchen (German: [ˈkaɪ̯zɐˌbʁøːtçən] ), Slovene: kajzerica, Polish: kajzerka, Hungarian: Császárzsemle), also called a Vienna roll (Wiener Kaisersemmel; as made by hand also: Handsemmel), or a hard roll, is a typically round bread roll, originally from Austria. It is made from white flour, yeast, malt, water and salt, with the top side usually divided in a symmetric pattern of five segments, separated by curved superficial cuts radiating from the centre outward or folded in a series of overlapping lobes resembling a crown.[2] The crisp Kaisersemmel is a traditional Austrian food officially approved by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.[3]

  1. ^ "Glycemic index and glycemic load for 100+ foods". Harvard Medical School. August 27, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  2. ^ How To Shape Kaiser Rolls. Keiser University (Culinary Arts). November 19, 2013. Event occurs at 0.06. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ List of traditional foods, entry No. 164 (in German) Archived 2013-11-12 at the Wayback Machine