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Baking has been keeping me busy and given me a hobby when I feel like I don’t have one. Most of my friends crochet, sew, read, or do wine tastings at least, lol. I don’t do any of those things so sometimes I feel like I’m boring. Baking keeps me from going crazy and it makes me feel like I have marketable skills beyond my day job. It’s fun to learn new skills in the kitchen! Today I decided to try Parker House Rolls.

Baking with yeast is my newest endeavor in the kitchen. I finally worked with yeast for the first time a couple of weeks ago when I made homemade bread and it wasn’t as hard as I thought. Since I bought a pack of 6 envelopes of yeast, I thought I should probably use it and learn some more. This time, I decided to try some rolls from my grandmother’s cookbook. We had them with steak, potatoes, and salad for a family dinner with my parents. My husband grilled the steak and potatoes, my mom made the salad, and I made the rolls. It was a yummy meal!

The recipe says it makes 24 rolls. I was able to make 23, which is fairly good. Normally, in my experience, recipes make much less than they say. In order to make sure I got the most out of the recipe, I made sure to follow the measurements closely. The recipe states how thick the dough should be and how big the diameter should be. I used a small mason jar to cut out the circles. It wasn’t the exact size it called for, but it was pretty close.

Perfectly round rolls cut out with a Mason Jar — I used a Mason jar to get perfect circles

My family had rave reviews for this recipe. Since it made so many, we were able to have the rolls for a few days afterward for snacks and with meals. The kids loved them! They were especially good for breakfast with some homemade raspberry jam.

Let me know if you try them!