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Parker House Rolls

Chef Louise Mellor shares the history of Calumet baking powder and Parker House Rolls, and a simple vintage recipe from 1918 for Parker House Rolls.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 101 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons Calumet Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1-2 tablespoons butter or lard (use butter to make kosher/dairy or shortening to make kosher/vegan)
  • 2 cups milk or water, more or less, enough to mix a very soft dough
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

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  1. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. 
  2. Rub shortening into the flour with fingers, a spatula, or the rounding edge of a large spoon. With a little practice, the spatula or spoon can be made to do better work than the fingers.
  3. Add milk or water, as cold as possible, mixing to form a very soft dough.
  4. Mix with a spoon or flexible knife, in preference to using a warm hand, to keep the dough as cold as possible.
  5. Turn dough on a well floured board and roll out lightly to 1/3 inch thickness. Cut with a round or oval cutter.
  6. Crease in center with the handle of a table knife first dipped in flour.
  7. Brush half of the round with melted butter and fold over.
  8. Put in a baking pan spaced 1/2 inch apart and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Serve warm with butter or jam.

Notes

  • Kosher and Vegetarian Note: to make these biscuits kosher and/or vegetarian, use butter, not lard.
  • Kosher and Vegetarian Note:
  • to make these biscuits kosher and/or vegetarian, use butter, not lard.
  • Note from Tori: Try a fresh batch of these biscuits to enhance your breakfast menu, along with a batch of my famous scrambled eggs - so good!
  • Note from Tori: Try a fresh batch of these biscuits to enhance your breakfast menu, along with a batch of my famous 
  •  - so good!

Nutrition Information

Calories 101kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 5mg (2%) Sodium 119mg (5%) Potassium 133mg (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 75IU (2%) Calcium 62mg (6%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 101

% Daily Value*

Calories 101kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 119mg 5%
Potassium 133mg 3%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 75IU 2%
Calcium 62mg 6%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.