bread rolls

Small round loaves

Bread rolls are small, individual portions of bread, typically round or oval, served alongside meals or used for sandwiches.

The term is somewhat redundant—a roll is already a small bread portion—but bread rolls appears on menus and in recipes to distinguish from other kinds of rolls.

She picked up a warm bread roll from the basket.

Related

bagels · flour · brioche · kneading · gluten · shaping · multigrain · oven · fresh baked · burger bun · fermenting · yeast · bakery · scoring · sesame seeds · poppy seeds · breakfast · soup and salad

Categories
Opposites
bread format/portioning

bread rollssandwich loaf

Bread shaped for uniform slices

loaf of bread · boule · baguette

bread shape

bread rollsflatbread

Unleavened baked dough

baguette · breadsticks · ciabatta · focaccia · naan

bread texture

bread rollsflatbread

Unleavened baked dough

crackers · matzo · lavash · crispbread · tortillas

Family

roll, bread, breads, rolls, breaded, breading, breadcrumbs, breadsticks, breadcrumb

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G