20 Thanksgiving rolls and breads for every sized family gathering
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving rolls and breads for months now, and I just know you’re going to find the perfect recipe for your own family in this list.
Since I was 14 I’ve been making the same crescent rolls for Thanksgiving. While I’ll always keep that recipe in my repertoire, it’s good to expand out and play around because shaping dough is fun. And you should always have rolls to soak up gravy and dunk in mashed potatoes. There’s also appetizers and fast quick breads when you’re short on time. Beyond that there’s rolls and breads that are great to have around for sandwiches. Shoot, I’ve already floated the idea of turkey salad made with the leftover cranberry pulp from making cranberry curd. I’m really looking forward to that after making an incredible test batch of that turkey salad. Chef’s kiss!
The truth is that we all have slightly different tastes, so why not choose a dinner roll recipe that speaks to your own heart? There are no bad choices here. I’m personally going to be keeping my rolls warm in my new chicken bun warmer I sewed from a vintage KwikSew pattern. It’s gloriously cheesy, and I love this lady!
Let’s get to the Thanksgiving rolls and breads!
Thanksgiving Rolls and Breads
Kick the refrigerator rolls can to the curb with these awesome recipes for rolls and breads that are perfect for any family gathering. From super quick to appetizers to proper sandwich breads and everything in between, there’s something here for every kind of baker.
Crockpot dinner rolls: the best way to save oven space for Thanksgiving
Save your oven space for big things like the turkey or the ham for big holiday dinners by baking these simple honey laced dinner rolls in a slow cooker. You can get the mess out of the way pronto, and you’ll be rewarded with delicious soft rolls with a buttery bottom crust.
Cheese straws are perfect last minute appetizer when you have hungry guests
Take awesome puff pastry and make it into the easiest and best looking appetizer in these incredible cheese straws. Set these out on their own or with olives and charcuterie for something you’ll find your guests sneaking the whole night.
Bacon Monkey Bread is all the best parts of Fall
All the savory flavors of Fall are here: butternut squash, bacon, blue cheese and caramelized onions. This is party food to the max. Set it out at Thanksgiving for a fun appetizer everyone will remember.
Easy Cornbread Muffins are just waiting for a perfect bowl of chili
The simplest cornbread ever with just 3 ingredients for ultra fast and easy corn muffins or cornbread whenever you want. This is a perfect last minute Thanksgiving addition you can make for an on-the-go Thanksgiving as these muffins travel well.
Easy whole wheat dinner rolls for an awesome family supper
Filled with the goodness of naturally sweet whole wheat, these are the kind of feathery pull-apart rolls of potlucks gone by. They’re perfect to freeze ahead of a big meal and easy to pack up to take wherever you need. Make them for Thanksgiving, Christmas or to go along side your favorite soup.
Hot Honey Beer Bread is crazy easy and so so good
Fast and easy, this one-bowl wonder can be in your oven in 5 minutes to reward you with the smells of beer and spice and sweetness for the next hour. There’s almost no dinner that’s not made better by the addition of beer bread, but it works best with Holiday dinners or slow cooker meals.
No knead fresh milled wheat bread
The taste of sweet fresh wheat in the best kind of sliceable sandwich loaf that comes together in a lazy morning. This is the perfect bread for making leftover turkey sandwiches with post Thanksgiving.
Hushpuppies are an easy last minute appetizer
Hushpuppies are crunchy little balls of cornbread batter laced with green onions and some extra flavors for a fun to eat poppable appetizer everyone will appreciate. Skip the cheese tray this Thanksgiving and make these instead!
The Best Potato Rolls in choose your own adventure shapes
Using ultra soft potato bread, you can shape these pillowy, buttery rolls any way you like for the best rolls for Holiday dinners. Which shape will be your favorite?
Copycat Outback bread recipe to make your family happy
Make these easy soft whole wheat loaves with just a bit of molasses that go with just about every dinner under the sun. Dip this bread in your mashed potatoes and gravy or make it into incredible croutons to go with a leftover turkey salad.
Buttermilk milk bread rolls are super soft for your bread basket
Quick dinner rolls have never tasted as good as when you take the magic of Japanese Milk Bread and fuse it with the tenderizing, delicious flavor of buttermilk. These are so fun to make with your kids! Roll these into cute knots, and you’ll have a dinner roll that everyone remembers.
Pumpkin Cornbread is secretly vegan and amazing
There’s no need for anyone at your Thanksgiving table to go without with these incredibly moist rich tasting and surprisingly vegan pumpkin cornbread flavor boosted to the max with maple syrup and pumpkin pie spice. If you can’t have eggs or dairy, you will literally be missing out on nothing with these poppable delicious little muffins.
The best Sour Cream Biscuits
It’s not always easy to find good quality buttermilk, but you can ALWAYS get good sour cream! Here sour cream takes the place of the buttermilk to make the flakiest, most butter filled biscuits. Post Thanksgiving, make up a batch of these with some leftover ham and cheese potatoes for a truly luxury sandwich.
Make these mini bread bowls for a fun soup night
Chewy bread bowls sturdy enough to stand up to the heartiest chili. With very little yeast, the dough develops its delicious flavor over some lazy time in the fridge. These are big enough for an individual sized bread bowl or for a smaller side of dip for a party. You’ll need to plan ahead for this, even though the bread doesn’t take much effort. Serve up your fanciest pumpkin soup in these!
How to make easy everyday bread for toast of dreams
This basic white bread is a great beginner baking recipe with very little active time. There’s no fancy ingredients or techniques required, and after you make it, you’ll wonder why you’ve never tried to make before.
You will taste few things better than leftover Thanksgiving deviled eggs made up into egg salad on toast made from this bread!
Homemade Hawaiian Sweet Rolls are so much better than the package
Ultra soft rolls perfect for party sandwiches and sliders. Don’t be put off by the pineapple: it tenderizes the dough and adds to the light sweetness. Leftover ham and cranberry sauce on these rolls will be absolutely heavenly.
Deli Rye Pan Buns for the most perfect Reuben sliders
Easy to make savory rye buns that are the perfect base for meaty sliders.
If you’re a prime rib for Thanksgiving family, these buns are the way to eat the leftovers for sure.
Pesto Monkey Bread is the savory appetizer that’ll make your house smell amazing
Pull apart pesto bread covered in a garlicky herby pesto sauce and lots of cheese; this is the perfect appetizer bread for any get together. Put out this bread when guests start showing up for Turkey Day for some quality pre-dinner snacking time between kickoffs.
Apple Butter Muffins with walnuts: your new favorite
Warm spiced apple butter adds delicate flavor to these sweet Fall muffins. With walnuts and whole wheat flour, these are a great slightly sweet sugar option for your Thanksgiving bread basket.
Potato Garlic Knots are unbelievably soft and buttery
Ultra soft potato bread rolled up with fragrant garlic butter twisted up into a piece of Heaven. Be warned, if you make these for a big family dinner, you’ll have requests for them for years.
