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These Salted Honey Butter Parker House Rolls are light, airy, buttery, perfectly salted, and SO delicious. Serve them warm right out of the oven with homemade honey butter for a dinner roll that’s melt in your mouth good. Incredibly quick and easy to make and uses just six everyday staple ingredients. It doesn’t get easier or tastier than that! These are the perfect rolls for all of your upcoming holiday dinners…Thanksgiving included!
This post is sponsored by Fleischmann’s®.
If there’s one thing that my mom really passed on to me it’s a love of soft, buttery dinner rolls. She’d make a point most Sunday nights to bake fresh bread for the family dinner. Just like dessert, mom would often have the bread ready to go before dinner was even a thought. That’s just how she does it, carbs and chocolate. Everything else was secondary. And for that, I love her even more.
Seeing as we both share a love for good bread, you can imagine that it’s a very important item on our Thanksgiving table. And that’s where these Parker House Rolls come into play. These rolls are on my 2019 menu. They are some of the BEST rolls to come out of my kitchen. They’re simple, but yet have “special touches” that make them worthy of any holiday table.
My two secrets? Salted butter and sweet honey butter.
The story is that Parker House Rolls were created by the Parker House in Boston. It was one of the great nineteenth-century hostelries. As you can imagine, the rolls have been copied by just about every cookbook author and baker that’s out there…myself now included. There are a lot of variations, but classic Parker House Rolls should be light, soft, and a touch sweet.
The dough is traditionally shaped into a folded over roll, but these days there are many ways in which to do it! I ended up rolling mine into coils for a fun, pretty touch.
As you can tell, my recipe is a little different than the classic. I’m using honey in place of sugar and salted butter. Two simple ingredients that make ALL the difference.
For the dough, simply mix flour with Fleischmann’s® Rapid Rise Yeast, and a pinch of salt. Add warm milk, a touch of honey, and salted butter. Mix until smooth, let the dough rest for ten to fifteen minutes, and then it’s time to shape the rolls. And that’s the beauty of Fleischmann’s® RapidRise® yeast! We get to skip an entire hour-long rise. Yes, please!
Shaping the rolls is easy. If you’ve made a cinnamon roll, you can make these Parker House Rolls.
To keep it simple, just take strips of dough and roll them up into a tight coil. I have a bunch of photos to help you guys visually with what your rolls should look like. Once you complete one roll, you will quickly get the hang of the process.
When all the rolls have been shaped and arranged in a baking dish, cover the dish and let the rolls rise until puffy, about twenty to thirty minutes. Then bake! Minutes later your kitchen will be smelling like glorious home-baked bread.
Of course, me being me, I had to include a little honey butter. You all know it’s my favorite and I cannot think of a better butter to pair with these soft rolls. The sweetness from the honey is mouth-watering on a warm, fresh out of the oven roll.
Especially when topped with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt as well.
What I love most about these rolls is that you really can’t mess them up. The dough and process are so easy and very forgiving. Trust me, if you’re fearful of making bread, start with this recipe. It’s SO GOOD every time.
And yes, you should make these for Thanksgiving. They’re perfect for soaking up all that gravy and then eating for breakfast the next morning. There’s nothing not to love.
Again, soft, buttery, perfectly sweet, and just a touch salty. What every dinner roll should aspire to be!
If you make these salted honey butter parker house rolls, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Tried these as a sweeter roll for our Thanksgiving meal. Huge hit! Nobody touched the savory rolls. Next year, two batches. An added bonus was having a tad more honey butter left over for the HBH Cinnamon Dutch Baby I made for breakfast.
Hey Kathleen,
Wonderful! Thanks for making this recipe and your comment, so glad it was enjoyed! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! xx
A 13X9″ baking pan seems too big for 12 rolls. Should they be baked touching or spread out in the pan to allow for expanding? Have never made rolls before and they look delicious but my 12 spiral rolls fits in about a third of the baking pan!
I agree I made double and it fit 9×13 pan, I think the measurements are off
I think she perhaps meant 9×9… if you watch the video, her pan is a square, not a rectangle.
Hi Deanna,
They are going to spread:) I hope they turned out well for you! xx
I make these every holiday (and sometimes when we have a roll craving lol)! They are always the biggest hit. Honestly the best roll recipe I’ve ever made. I know the recipe by heart now I’ve made them so much!
Hi Jessie,
Thanks for making this recipe so often, I love to hear that it always turns out well for you! xx
The best rolls I have ever had. Oh my gosh. I was feeling discouraged after a previous roll recipe flopped and decided to try these. Simple to make and delicious! Turn out perfect. I use active dry yeast 🙂
Hi Caity,
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was a hit! xx
I thought I grabbed regular honey and grabbed hot honey! What are your thoughts on the outcome?!
Hi Kristen,
That might be a nice touch:) I hope you love this recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
They were amazing and a huge hit! Everyone loved them! Thank you for the great recipe!!
Love to hear this:)
Everyone is looking forward to these tomorrow. Love ALL of your recipes. We are also making your warm olive and cream cheese with olive oil dip, can’t remember the name but we make it all the time! Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanks so much Angela!! Happy Thanksgiving!
Is there any substitute for honey if I don’t have any on hand? Thanks!
maple syrup!!! i’ve used that as a sub before and it’s SO GOOD
Hi Laura,
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for making this recipe and your comment, so glad to hear it was a hit! xx
If I don’t have the dough hook for my kitchen aid mixer can I still make them?
Hi Amanda,
Yes, just mix with a wooden spoon and knead by hand until you have a smooth dough ball. Please let me know if you have any other questions! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
Can I use regular yeast and if so, what steps are different?
Hi Kim,
You can follow the instructions above for the active dry yeast:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT
My kids love these rolls and have requested them the past 2 Thanksgivings!
Hi Michelle,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks so much for your feedback and trying the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
I’m doubling the recipe can I bake on a cookie sheet?
Hi Sabrina,
I want to say that would probably work for you, but I have not tried it myself! Let me know how the recipe turns out! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
I could barely read the recipe for all the advertising.
So sorry Dawn. Please let me know if there is anything that I can help with! xx
If you click to print it, it opens in a new tab. It’s easy to see in one page then. I do that on most sites.
Hi!
Just curious is the butter for honey butter really supposed to melted?? I waste her your video on Instagram and it looked like softened butter…
Hi Amber,
Softened butter is great to use:) I hope you love this recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xx
This is a family favorite! Love love these rolls! Would there be any change to the other ingredients if I use bread flour instead of all purpose?
Hi Debbie,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks so much for your feedback and trying the recipe! That should be just fine for you to do! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
My family has been obsessed with these rolls for a couple years now! Trying them gluten free this year for the first time and hoping they turn out just as good. I also placed the rolls in the opposite direction in the pan and they turned out really big and good!
Hey Allie,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks so much for your feedback and trying the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xT
We absolutely love this recipe! The honey & butter make a wonderful combination. These are now a holiday (& weeknight) favorite.
Hey Nikki,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks so much for your feedback and trying the recipe! Happy Thanksgiving! xT