Milk roll

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Milk Roll
Alternative names
  • Milk bread
  • Blackpool milk roll
  • Blackpool roll
  • Lodger's loaf
  • Shokupan
Type Bread
Place of origin
Region or state Blackpool, Lancashire
Main ingredients Wheat, Milk

Milk roll or Blackpool roll is a soft, round type of British bread traditionally associated with the town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It is made using milk instead of water, as well as white flour, yeast, and sugar.

Contents

Milk roll is soft and light-textured, with a soft crust. The loaf is approximately 7 in (180 mm) in diameter and approximately 14 oz (400 g) in weight. [1]

Shape and structure

Milk rolls are baked in a two-part cylindrical mould with ridges to indicate slice-cutting positions. Warburtons bakery distribute a pre-sliced version nationwide. [2] The soft crust is caused by steam being trapped within the mould and because no surface is directly exposed and it is steam cooked, the crust is unusually soft. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Foods of England – Milk webRoll", foodsofengland.info
  2. ↑ "Milk Roll". warburtons.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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