Recipe: Easy Parker House Rolls

Title: Easy Parker House Rolls
Categories: Breads
Yield: 4 servings

1 1/4 c Milk; Scalded 2 tb Active Dry Yeast; Bulk
3 tb Sugar 1/4 c Lukewarm Water; 110 Deg. F.
2 tb Butter or Regular Margarine 4 1/2 c Unbleached Flour
3/4 ts Salt 2 tb Butter Or Margarine; Melted
2 pk Active Dry Yeast; OR

Servings: 4

Pour the scalded milk over the sugar, 2 tbls of butter and salt in a mixing
bowl. Cool to lukewarm. Sprinkle the yeast over the lukewarm water and
stir to dissolve. Add 2 cups of flour, and the yeast mixture to the milk
mixture. Beat, with an electric mixer on medium speed, until smooth, about
2 minutes. Gradually add enough of the remaining flour to make a soft
dough, then cover and let rest for 15 minutes. Knead the dough a few times
on a lightly floured surface until it is no longer sticky and roll out to a
1/2-inch thickness. Cut into rounds, using a floured biscuit cutter. Brush
the rounds with the remaining 2 Tbls of melted butter and crease each roll
in the center with the dull edge of a knife. Fold the rolls over on the
crease and press the edges together lightly. Place on greased baking sheets
and cover. Let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 30
minutes. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F. oven for 10 minutes or until
golden brown. Remove from the baking sheets and cool on wire racks.

NOTE:

These rolls are almost a must at the Holiday dinners coming up shortly.
Restaurants and most older cooks make it a tradition to serve them.