Parker House Rolls (Unfermented)

Ingredients

• a quart of sifted flour
• three large teaspoonfuls of baking powder
• a tablespoonful of cold butter
• a teaspoonful of salt
• one of sugar
• a well-beaten egg
• a pint of cold milk

Method

1. 1

   Stir the baking powder, butter, salt, sugar, and egg into the flour.

2. 2

   Pour in the milk and mix into a smooth dough.

3. 3

   Roll out less than half an inch thick, cut with a biscuit-cutter, spread butter on top, fold over, and place on greased tins.

4. 4

   Bake in a hot oven and brush with sweet milk before baking for a glaze.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 161. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PARKER HOUSE ROLLS. (Unfermented.) These rolls are made with baking powder, and are much sooner made, although the preceding recipe is the old original one from the “Parker BREAD— BISCUITS, ROLLS, MUFFIN'S, ETC. 241 House.” Stir into a quart of sifted flour three large teaspoonfuls of baking powder, a tablespoonful of cold butter, a teaspoonful of salt and one of sugar, and a well-beaten egg ; rub all well into the flour, pour in a pint of cold milk

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