Parker House Roll/Parker House Dinner Roll

Parker house rolls are invented in 1870's in Parker House Hotel,Boston.These rolls are soft,buttery with a slight sweet taste.The shape of the roll is quite interesting and made by folding the circle or oval shaped,flattened dough in half.
I have seen these rolls in television cookery shows but never attempted to try.When I wanted to make a roll for Bake-A-Thon,the first thing came in my mind was this one.Since it was my first trial I made it in a very small quantity.The rolls are so soft and vanished as soon as I clicked.Off to the recipe.........

                                                                      

                                                                                  Parker House Roll

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source ~ Taste of home

   Preparation time ~ 30 minutes
   Proofing time ~ 1 1/2 -2 hours

   Cooking time ~ 20-25 minutes

   Makes ~ 6-7 rolls

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	1-1/2 cups+2 tbs for dusting
Instant yeast	1 -1/4 tsp
Neutral oil or olive oil	3 tbs
Sugar	2 tbs
Luke warm Milk	1/2 cup+2 tbs
Salt	1/2 tsp
Melted butter	3 tbs

   

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,instant yeast,salt,sugar and oil in a bowl.mix it well.To this add the milk,knead it to a soft dough.

•  Knead the dough on a floured surface for 10 minutes till it becomes smooth and elastic.Shape the dough and keep it in a warm place for 11/2 hours or the volume of the dough doubled.After the raise,punch down the dough and roll the dough to  a smooth ball.Now on a floured surface,roll the the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.Cut with a round shape cookie cutter.

• Brush the cut dough with butter,with a help of dull edge knife crease the center slightly and fold at the crease.Gently press the edge and arrange it on a lined baking tray.Cover it with a cloth and keep it in a warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled.After the second raise brush it with butter.
• Preheat oven to 375F and bake it for 20 minutes or until golden brown.Cool it on a wire rack.

• Serve it with butter or jelly

• I used a smaller baking tray to keep the rolled dough but after the second raise there were no space,so I changed it to large baking tray
• The rolls taste better when it is served warm,just microwave it for 5 seconds and serve. .
• The sweetness was just perfect if you want it a bit sweeter version then add you can increase the amount of sugar while kneading the dough.

Enjoy...................................

Bake-a-thon 2015 

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