25 Homemade Rolls and Breads to Complete Your Thanksgiving Feast

Recipe: Make-Ahead Yeast Rolls

You can bake and freeze these yeast rolls well in advance of Thanksgiving Day for the ultimate make-ahead solution. 

Recipe: Cheddar-Caramelized Onion Bread

Bake this bread in a cast-iron skillet to achieve a supremely crispy crust and rustic effect. Cut the loaf into triangles and serve it hot out of the oven.

Recipe: Parmesan-Herb Angel Biscuits

Parmesan, thyme, and rosemary give your traditional angel biscuits some extra flavor.

Recipe: Yeast Rolls

You'll need to make the dough for these rolls a day in advance to allow for chilling.

Recipe: Overnight Yeast Rolls

Make these rolls a few days in advance and all you have to do on Thanksgiving morning is pop them in the oven.

Recipe: Buttery Chive-and-Mustard Drop Biscuits

Chive and mustard bring surprising, slightly-spiced flavor to these moist biscuits. Just drop tablespoons of dough onto the sheet pan and bake—it’s really that easy.

Recipe: Best-Ever Spoon Rolls

Light and fluffy, these simple spoon rolls are the perfect companion for that Thanksgiving turkey.

Recipe: Buttermilk Fantail Rolls

Stack thin layers of this dough in muffin tins to achieve the coveted and extra-impressive fantail effect.

Recipe: Whole-Grain Mini Bread Loaves

Keep things a little lighter and healthier this Thanksgiving with these miniature whole-grain bread loaves. Coat them in benne or sesame seeds for extra crunch.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Biscuits

Light and fluffy with a bit of earthiness from the mashed sweet potato, these Sweet Potato Biscuits will be Mama’s new favorite.

Recipe: Sour Cream Crescent Rolls

Mama’s secret to achieving super-moist crescent rolls? Adding sour cream to the dough.

Recipe: Cornmeal Crescent Rolls

Rolling the homemade crescent roll dough in cornmeal adds a bit of bite to the tender pastry.

Recipe: Easy Everything Dinner Rolls

Looking for an easy way to dress up those dinner rolls? Roll them in everything seasoning for an explosion of flavor.

Recipe: Our Favorite Buttermilk Biscuit

You can’t go wrong with the classics, and no Southern Thanksgiving is complete without a platter of fresh-from-the-oven buttermilk biscuits.

Recipe: Pumpkin-Buttermilk Biscuits

Bring some seasonal spice to your biscuits with by kneading pumpkin puree right into the dough. Serve the leftovers with crispy ham and hot honey for a quintessential day-after-Thanksgiving breakfast.

Recipe: Cornmeal Angel Biscuits

These biscuits will definitely go quickly.

Recipe: Potato Bread

No Southern barbecue feast is complete without plain slices of white bread, and this Potato Bread is Thanksgiving’s answer to the much-loved barbecue tradition.

Recipe: Rosemary Focaccia Bread 

This Rosemary Focaccia Bread will bring a bit of Italian elegance to your Thanksgiving spread. The mild, herbaceous quality of the rosemary goes perfectly with those mashed potatoes.

Recipe: Hurry-Up Homemade Crescent Rolls

This from-scratch recipe is suited for any level of cook—even first timers. Tip: Brush unbaked rolls with lightly beaten egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and fennel seeds. Or, brush unbaked rolls with melted butter; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, kosher salt, coarsely ground pepper, and dried Italian seasoning.

Recipe: Angel Biscuits

Nestle these yeast biscuits snug together in the pan and they'll rise even higher when baked. You don't have to use all the dough at once—refrigerate in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Recipe: Potato Rolls

These dinner rolls are also terrific for sandwiches.

Recipe: Sweet Potato Rolls with Cane Syrup Glaze

Mashed sweet potato adds fluffiness—and a lovely orange color—to these inventive rolls.

Recipe: Cherry-Pecan Swirl Bread

Looking for something on the sweeter side? Give this ultra-indulgent cherry bread a try. 

Recipe: Sandwich Bread

If your favorite part of Thanksgiving is the sandwiches made from turkey leftovers, homemade sandwich bread is the perfect way to complete the meal. 

Recipe: Pumpkin Roll

It's the perfect fall dessert - your Thanksgiving guests won't be able to resist a second helping.