My Mom Counts on Me for the Thanksgiving Rolls

Hey Reader,

Thanksgiving still feels far away, but my mom counts on me to make and bring the bread every year. I'm not letting her down.

I know, I know. Yeast can be intimidating, but I promise these rolls are easy to make successfully. Especially if you do a practice batch ahead of time.

Homemade rolls are always a hit, and I find making them surprisingly soothing. Do a practice batch now, and you'll walk into Thanksgiving knowing yours will turn out.

Four Breads Worth a Practice Run

I wanted Pillsbury crescents without the can, so I worked out these Crescent Rolls from scratch. The post walks you through every step of rolling them up.

My family has been asking me for years to make the cranberry rolls they love on our Carnival cruises, so I finally made my own Cranberry Dinner Rolls. Mine are softer than the ones on board, and you can shape them the night before and bake them on Thanksgiving.

The Dinner Roll Knots are the softest rolls I've ever made, and they look fancier than they are. The photos in the post show you exactly how to tie each knot.

These Buttery Dinner Rolls are ready in about an hour, which makes them the easiest practice batch of the four. If you've never made yeast bread, start here.

If you've made bread before, try the Dinner Roll Knots this weekend, where a lopsided knot doesn't matter. What bread is your family counting on you for?