The
Kaiser roll , also called a
Vienna roll (
Wiener Kaisersemmel; as made by hand also:
Handsemmel) or a
hard roll, is a typically crusty 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 outwards or folded in a series of overlapping lobes resembling a crown. The crisp
Kaisersemmel is a traditional Austrian food officially approved by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.