Astor House Rolls
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Recipe: #24587
August 05, 2016
"This is New York's version of the Boston "Parker House roll," soft, chewy dinner rolls that, according to nineteenth-century guidebooks and diaries, were served warm, wrapped in a white napkin in restaurants from the beginning of the Delmonico era to the roaring Nineties."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (90 g)
- Calories 286.6
- Total Fat - 14.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.9 g
- Cholesterol - 37.8 mg
- Sodium - 335.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 33.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 1.7 g
- Protein - 5.1 g
- Calcium - 34.3 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step 1
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a small bowl. Stir in the pinch of sugar. Set aside to proof until foamy, 3 minutes. (If the yeast doesn't bubble up, discard the mixture and start again with fresh ingredients.)
Step 2
Combine the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, the flour, and salt in a large bowl. Stir. With a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut 6 tablespoons of the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal. Stir in the milk and yeast mixture, and mix until the dough forms a coarse ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
Step 3
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured board and knead until smooth, about 10 minutes. Place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Step 4
Butter 2 baking sheets. Turn out the dough onto a floured board and roll out 1/2-inch thick. Using a floured glass or biscuit cutter, cut out 24 rolls. Place on the prepared baking sheets, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to rise for 30 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400-degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 6
Cut the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in 24 pieces. Flatten each roll with the palm of your hand. Place a piece of butter on one side, fold the roll over into a half-moon shape, and pinch to seal. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
Step 7
Place the rolls 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until golden, about 18 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack.
Step 8
Makes 2 dozen.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.
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