The Only Rolls You’ll Want to Serve at Your Thanksgiving Table—Trust Us
Piles of rolls and beautiful loaves of bread are essential for a Thanksgiving feast. Make plenty so you have extra for sandwiches the next day.
Annabelle Breakey
Bread can be one of the most crucial elements at the Thanksgiving table. While rolls or slices from a loaf can seem like carb overload at a meal that probably already includes potatoes and stuffing, they play a key role (if that’s the word we’re looking for) in leftover management the next day. Try making a turkey sandwich without bread!
You can buy bread, of course. But consider making some this year. It can be done well ahead of time, so you don’t need to worry about it as you’re madly whipping up gravy and compulsively checking the turkey for doneness on Thanksgiving Day. And if the pandemic put you off of breadmaking, relax—none of these recipes is as fussy as the sourdough we were all trying to make a few years ago. They don’t even all use yeast—at Thanksgiving, cornbread is your time-saving, no-worry friend.
So…will it be classic rolls or an elegant loaf? You really can’t go wrong with any of these recipes. It may come down to whether you want a traditional turkey sandwich on sliced bread or sliders made with individual rolls. There is no wrong answer, only good, glutinous solutions.
Favorite Bread and Roll Recipes
Buttery Dinner Rolls
A classic roll that’s simple to make. For variety, top them with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, or sea salt flakes.
Recipe: Buttery Dinner Rolls
Overnight Soft Herb Rolls
Get a jump on your Thanksgiving cooking with soft, yeasty rolls that you start a day ahead. Bake the rolls while you carve the turkey.
Recipe: Overnight Soft Herb Rolls
Squash Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
Squash is the quintessential fall vegetable and it adds beautiful color and a touch of sweetness to these rolls.
Recipe: Squash Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
Buttermilk Cornbread
Here’s the perfect cornbread to use in your favorite stuffing recipe. It’s also delicious warm from the oven and served with butter.
Recipe: Buttermilk Cornbread
Leek and Walnut Bread
This recipe includes steps for making your own starter, which gives the bread a yummy fermented sourdough-like flavor.
Recipe: Leek and Walnut Bread
Honey Wheat Bread
Slice this bread and pop it in the toaster for the best Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich ever.
Recipe: Honey Wheat Bread
True Whole-Wheat Bread
Our readers love this recipe and tell us it holds the secrets to baking the most moist and delicious whole-wheat bread. It’s great with Thanksgiving dinner or used for sandwiches the next day.
Recipe: True Whole-Wheat Bread
Beer Rye Bread
White, wheat, and rye flour combine for bread with just the right texture. A bottle of beer, a touch of brown sugar, and a bit of caraway give this loaf a mild flavor and beautiful color.
Recipe: Beer Rye Bread
Roasted Chile Cornbread
Sweet and just a bit spicy, this cornbread brings a touch of the Southwest to your Thanksgiving table.
Recipe: Roasted Chile Cornbread
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