Parker House Rolls Recipe
Ingredients
| Milk | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Warm water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Active dry yeast | 1 | |
| Eggs | 2 Small, beaten | |
| All-purpose flour-4 1/2 cups | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), melted | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
MAKING
2) In a saucepan, heat milk just until bubbles form and add sugar, salt and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Cool until lukewarm.
3) Dissolve yeast in water.
4) In a large bowl, mix together milk mixture, beaten eggs and 2 cups flour and beat until smooth.
5) Slowly add rest of the flour, to form stiff and smooth dough. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic.
6) Take a lightly greased bowl, and put the dough into it. Cover it and allow it to rise to double the size.
7) Knead the again on a lightly floured pastry cloth and divide into two. Roll out one half into ΒΌ thicknesses and using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut it. Press the crease just off center of each round.
8) Apply a coat of melted butter and fold such that larger part just touches the smaller one and seal the folded edge. Repeat the process with other half also.
9) Take a greased cookie sheet and place the rolls on it. Apply a coat of melted butter. Cover and let it rise for an hour.
10) Bake them or 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
SERVING
11) Serve Parker House rolls hot.
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
MAKING
2) In a saucepan, heat milk just until bubbles form and add sugar, salt and 1/2 cup butter. Mix until sugar dissolves and butter melts. Cool until lukewarm.
3) Dissolve yeast in water.
4) In a large bowl, mix together milk mixture, beaten eggs and 2 cups flour and beat until smooth.
5) Slowly add rest of the flour, to form stiff and smooth dough. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic.
6) Take a lightly greased bowl, and put the dough into it. Cover it and allow it to rise to double the size.
7) Knead the again on a lightly floured pastry cloth and divide into two. Roll out one half into ΒΌ thicknesses and using a 2 1/2-inch biscuit cutter, cut it. Press the crease just off center of each round.
8) Apply a coat of melted butter and fold such that larger part just touches the smaller one and seal the folded edge. Repeat the process with other half also.
9) Take a greased cookie sheet and place the rolls on it. Apply a coat of melted butter. Cover and let it rise for an hour.
10) Bake them or 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
SERVING
11) Serve Parker House rolls hot.
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