Rolls, Buns and Biscuits

Roll recipes, bun recipes and biscuit recipes can be made by adding ingredients and flavoring to basic bread recipes.

Parker House Rolls

Parker House rolls may be used in almost any kind of meal and are best with a meal that includes gravy or meat.

Parker House Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1 pint lukewarm milk
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 Tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 pint white flour
• 1 cup white flour, additional for kneading

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in some of the lukewarm milk. Pour the remainder of the warm milk over the butter, sugar, salt and dissolved yeast, all of which should first be put in a mixing bowl.
2. Stir in half of the flour, and beat until smooth. Cover and let rise until light.
3. Add the remainder of the flour, and knead until the dough is smooth and does not stick to the board. Place the dough in a greased bowl, and let it rise again until it doubles in bulk.
4. Roll the dough on a molding board until it is about 1/4-inch thick. Then cut the rolled dough with a round cutter, brush each piece with soft butter, mark the center with the dull edge of a kitchen knife and fold it over.
5. Place the pieces of dough in shallow pans, about 1 inch apart, and let them rise until they are light. Bake 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Whole-Wheat Rolls

Rolls made of whole-wheat flour are less common and a tasty way to add variety to a meal.

Whole-Wheat Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 pint lukewarm milk
• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2 cup white flour
• 4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 1/2 cup white flour, additional for kneading

Directions

1. To lukewarm milk add the yeast cake, salt, sugar, butter and white flour. Allow this to become very light, and then add the whole-wheat flour.
2. Knead this dough, and allow it to double in bulk. Shape it into rolls, allow to rise and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Sweet Bun Recipe

The eggs and lemon extract used in this recipe give white buns a delightful flavor and help lend variety to the usual fare.

Sweet Buns

Ingredients

• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1 cup lukewarm scalded milk
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 1/2 cup white flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp lemon extract
• 1 cup white flour, additional for kneading

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in a small amount of the lukewarm milk and add sugar, butter, salt and remaining milk in the mixing bowl.
2. Stir in half of the flour, beat well and let rise until light.
3. Add beaten eggs, lemon extract and remaining flour.
4. Knead until smooth. Let dough rise again and shape it into rolls.

5. Allow to rise, and bake for 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Coffee Cake Recipe

While biscuits can be served for breakfast, coffee cake is often preferable.

Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
• 1 Tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cup white flour
• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white flour, additional for kneading

Directions

1. Dissolve yeast in the lukewarm milk and add sugar and salt.
2. Stir in 1 cup of flour and let mixture rise.
3. When sponge is light, add beaten egg, butter, brown sugar and remaining flour.
4. Knead until dough is smooth and allow to rise until doubled.
5. Roll the dough until 1/2-inch thick, place in shallow pan and let rise until light.
6. Brush top with 1 tablespoonful of melted butter and sprinkle with 3 teaspoons of cinnamon and 3 tablespoons of sugar. Bake 10 to 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls can be made using the preceding coffee-cake recipe. However, instead of rolling the dough 1/2-inch thick, roll it 1/4-inch thick and brush it with melted butter. Then sprinkle it with 1 tablespoonful of cinnamon, 1/2 cup of light-brown sugar and 1/2 cup of chopped raisins.

Next, roll this as a jelly roll and cut the roll into 1/2-inch slices. Place these slices close together in a shallow pan and let them rise until they are light. Bake 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.

Resources

Woman''s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences (2006). Woman''s Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2008, from the Project Gutenberg eBook Website: http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext06/8loc110h.htm#RECIPES_FOR_ROLLS,_BUNS,_AND_BISCUITS.