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Parker House rolls
Folded, buttery Boston dinner rolls
AmericanThese soft, folded rolls come from the Parker House hotel in Boston, where bakers in the 1870s brushed rounds of milk dough with butter and folded them in half like a pocket book. They are the bread basket at New England Thanksgiving tables, pulling apart in tender layers. Chef's tip: fold each round slightly off centre, so the top half overhangs a little; it keeps them from springing open in the oven.
- Total time
- 48 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 16
Ingredients
- 1 cup milkwarm
- ¼ oz instant dried yeast
- 1 oz sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 ⅛ oz buttermelted
- 16 oz strong white bread flour
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 ¾ oz buttermelted, for brushing
- 1 tsp flaky sea saltopt
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix the 1 cup milk, ¼ oz instant dried yeast, 1 oz sugar, 1 egg and 2 ⅛ oz butter, then add the 16 oz strong white bread flour and 1 ½ tsp salt and bring together.
3 minStep 2: Knead for 8 minutes until smooth and elastic, then cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour, until doubled.
68 minStep 3: Roll the dough out 1 cm thick and cut 7 cm rounds. Press a chopstick across the middle of each to make a crease.
10 minStep 4: Brush with some of the 1 ¾ oz butter, fold each along the crease and line them up, just touching, in a buttered 23 × 33 cm tin. Cover and rise 30 minutes, until puffy. Heat the oven to 375°F (350°F fan).
35 minStep 5: Bake for 15–18 minutes until golden on top and the rolls sound hollow when tapped. A common mistake is overbaking, which dries them, so take them out as soon as they are golden.
18 minStep 6: Brush with the rest of the butter, sprinkle with 1 tsp flaky sea salt and serve warm.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 150 kcal
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does parker House rolls take?
- About 48 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 18 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 16 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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