Bread roll 578553 225456645 2008-07-13T20:07:22Z 24.99.160.244 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225436420 by [[Special:Contributions/78.145.82.242|78.145.82.242]] ([[User talk:78.145.82.242|talk]]) [[Image:Bread rolls at a bakery.jpg|thumb|Bread Rolls at a bakery]] [[Image:Bread rolls.JPG|thumb|Some bread rolls]] A '''bread roll''' is a piece of [[bread]], usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. Bread rolls are often used in the same way as [[sandwich]]es are&mdash;cut transversely, with fillings placed between the two halves. While there are many variations of the bread roll, the dinner roll is considered to be the perfected manifestation of this savory side dish, credited to Jim Norton, an aspiring baker from Hertfordshire England in the mid sixteenth century as a side dish for King Henry VIII of England and Lord of Ireland. The creation of a bread roll can be accomplished by pressing bake or broil twice. There are many names for bread rolls, especially in local [[dialect]]s of [[British English]]. Some of these refer to a specific type of bread roll. *'''Breadcake''' or '''Teacake''', Mainly [[Yorkshire colloquialism]] - Refers to the round flat type of bread often used for sandwich making. *'''Bread roll''' or just '''roll''' *'''Bap''' (often a larger soft roll, roughly 5-6 inches in diameter). Dough can contain fats such as lard or butter to provide tenderness to dough. Can come in multiple shapes dependent on region. Baps as traditionally made in [[Scotland]] are not sweet, unlike the [[Ireland|Irish]] version which may contain [[currants]]. The 9th Edition of the ''Concise Oxford Dictionary'' (1995) says that the word "bap" dates from the 16th century and that its origin is unknown. *'''[[Barm]]''' or '''barm cake''' in [[Lancashire]] is a flat, floured, savoury, small bread made using a natural leaven including mashed hops to stop it souring. It is also slang for a bun in the North-West of the United Kingdom. *'''Flour cake''' is also used, along with barm in [[Bolton]] *'''[[Bun]]''' (e.g., [[hamburger bun]] or [[hot dog bun]]) *'''[[Buttery (bread)|Buttery]]''', flat, savoury roll from [[Aberdeen]] *'''Finger roll''', a soft roll about three times longer than it is wide *'''Dinner roll''', a smaller roll, often crusty *'''Batch''', Coventry/Nuneaton term for a roll, or '''Batch Cake''', a large soft floured roll from [[Shropshire]]. *'''Oven Bottom''', Lancashire term for a flat, floury, soft roll. *'''Cob''', a bread roll of any kind in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]] and [[East Midlands]]. The term "Bread Roll" often refers to hot-dog style longer bread rolls. *[[Stottie cake]] thick, flat, round loaf. Stotties are common in [[North East England]] *'''Muffin''' Some people in the UK refer to a bread roll as a "muffin", although a muffin is also a separate, distinct form of bread product. See [[English Muffin]]. Bread rolls are common in [[Europe]], especially in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]]. They are equally common in both [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]], and very common in Canada. The [[German language|German]] name for rolls is ''Brötchen'' ([[Rhineland]] and Northern Germany), which is the diminutive of "Brot" (bread), ''Rundstück'' (in [[Hamburg]] and [[Schleswig-Holstein]])<ref>[http://www.abendblatt.de/daten/2002/08/05/53895.html www.abendblatt.de: Hamburger Rundstück] {{de icon}}</ref>, ''Semmel'' (Bavaria, most parts of Saxony and Austria, from Latin ''similia'' wheat flour, originally from Assyrian ''samidu'' white flour), ''zsemle'' in Hungary, ''Schrippe'' (in [[Berlin]] and parts of [[Brandenburg]]), or ''Weck'' (especially in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Franconia]] and [[Saarland]]). In Germany and Austria, there is a large variety of bread rolls, ranging from white rolls made with [[wheat]] [[flour]], to dark rolls containing mostly [[rye]] flour. Many variants include [[spice]]s, such as [[coriander]] and [[cumin]], [[nut (fruit)|nut]]s, or [[seed]]s, such as [[sesame]] seeds, [[poppy seed]] or [[sunflower]] seeds.</br> An Italian form is a small loaf of [[ciabatta]] which can be used to make a ''[[panino]]'' (or ''panini''). == See also == *[[Breakfast Roll]] ==Notes== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commonscat|Bread rolls}} * {{dmoz|Home/Cooking/Baking_and_Confections/Breads}} *[http://www.artisanbreadbaking.com/breads/bap/baps.htm Recipe for and photos of making baps, Scottish breadfast rolls] *[http://www.artisanbreadbaking.com/breads/bialy/bialy.htm Recipe for and photos of making bialys, Jewish breakfast rolls] *[http://www.artisanbreadbaking.com/breads/soft_rolls_1928/softrolls.htm Recipe for and photos of making soft rolls from a 1928 baking book] *[http://www.artisanbreadbaking.com/breads/pistolets/pistolets.htm Recipe for and photos of making pistolets, French dinner rolls] [[Category:German cuisine]] [[Category:Breads]] [[bar:Sømi]] [[cs:Houska (pečivo)]] [[de:Brötchen]] [[es:Brötchen]] [[eo:Bulko]] [[he:לחמנייה]] [[nl:Kadetje]] [[ja:ロールパン]] [[no:Rundstykke]] [[pl:Bułka]] [[pt:Pão francês]] [[ru:Булка]] [[szl:Žymua]] [[fi:Sämpylä]]