crusty roll

Firm outer bread

A crusty roll is a small bread roll with a firm, crisp outer crust and soft interior.

The texture comes from baking methods that create a hard shell—steam in the oven, high heat, or specific flour types.

Common varieties include French rolls and Kaiser rolls.

I'll have the soup with a crusty roll on the side.

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fresh baked · chewy · crispy · kaiser · flour · dough · crumb · golden · artisan · fresh · warm · butter · sandwich · sandwich shop · deli counter · morning · Sunday brunch · yeast

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Opposites
texture

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Yielding individual bread portion

Hawaiian roll · brioche bun · potato roll · steamed bun · dinner roll

bread format

crusty rollsliced bread

Bread sold pre-portioned

sandwich loaf · bread loaf · loaf of bread · toast bread · flatbread

artisanal character

crusty rollWonder Bread

Packaged white sandwich loaf

white bread

Family

crust, crusty, crustier, crustiest, crustiness, encrust, encrusted, encrusting, encrustation

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G