Parker House roll

noun

1. a soft dinner roll made by folding a flat disk of dough in half.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Parker House roll¹

1870–75, Americanism; after the Parker House hotel in Boston, which originally served the rolls

Example Sentences

Just in case, he buttered up the locals like a Parker House roll.

From Seattle Times

Between recipes for traditional Boston dishes like fish chowder and Parker House rolls were sidebars about suffrage and what the right to vote would mean.

From Salon

Businessmen flashed Rolexes as they loaded up on Parker House rolls.

From Seattle Times

Sauces are erased with the best mop I know: Métier’s heavenly Parker House rolls.

From Washington Post

Examples of enriched doughs include brioche, challah, and Parker House rolls.

From Salon