Thanksgiving dinner wouldn’t be complete with a basket of perfect, fluffy bread rolls to go with the Turkey and cranberry sauce. These 10 recipes are perfect if you’re looking for a non-traditional bread to grace your holiday table!
This post was updated in 2025 to include even more delicious bread recipes
I love bread. I’m always the person who eats the entire bread basket before my entree has even arrived. I live my life this way with no regrets – an unapologetic bread lover.
And I know with Thanksgiving right around the corner, people are wondering the best way to stuff a turkey, or the best way to uplevel grandma’s pumpkin pie recipe. And I’m here to tell you – don’t forget about the bread!
Because if the turkey is the star of the show and the pies are the supporting characters, the bread rolls are the stage and the curtains. They are unobtrusive, yet foundational to a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner.
And while there are countless recipes out there for perfect soft white dinner rolls, I’m here to present 5 unique bread recipes that put a twist on the traditional white bread recipes.
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10 unique Thanksgiving bread recipes
Rosemary Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
These extra soft dinner rolls are full of fall flavors and add a twist with ground cardamom to complement the rosemary and pumpkin. They’re the perfect savory bread roll that are also just the best way to use up leftover pumpkin puree.
Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Bread
These sculpted sourdough loaves serve double duty as a delicious bread complement and a dining table decoration. Shaped like pumpkins and swirled with cinnamon brown sugar, they’re the perfect way to show off your baking skills.
Pumpkin Milk Bread Rolls
These pumpkin milk bread rolls take a classic milk bread recipe and add pumpkin puree for the perfect fluffy fall bread rolls. They’re shaped to look like miniature pumpkins so they’ll be the cutest rolls at your Thanksgiving dinner! Pair them with homemade maple cinnamon butter for the perfect fall treat.
Sourdough Discard Honey Butter Rolls
These sourdough discard honey butter rolls are the perfect way to repurpose your leftover sourdough discard. The recipe uses sourdough discard and tangzhong to create the softest, pillowy rolls that are delicious with any meal!
Flaky Croissant Style Scallion Rolls
These extra soft dinner rolls are full of fall flavors and add a twist with ground cardamom to complement the rosemary and pumpkin. They’re the perfect savory bread roll that are also just the best way to use up leftover pumpkin puree.
Seeded Sourdough Bread
Fragrant and nutty, this seeded sourdough bread is the perfect twist on a classic sourdough loaf. Leavened completely with sourdough starter, it’s packed with sesame and pumpkin seeds – perfect for soaking up gravy or as a vehicle for stuffing!
Brie-stuffed Milk Bread Wreath
This tear and share milk bread wreath is sure to be the showstopper centerpiece of your Thanksgiving charcuterie board. The dough is made from soft and fluffy Japanese milk bread, and filled with melted brie.
Roasted Garlic Herb Rolls
These soft garlic bread rolls are filled with a creamy roasted garlic herb spread for the ultimate, flavor-packed savory dinner roll. They’re rolled Parker-house style to create perfect buttery layers.
Cream Cheese Bread Rolls
If you’re looking for the fluffiest Thanksgiving dinner roll, these super fluffy cream cheese bread rolls are pillowy soft with just a hint of cream cheese flavor. The tangzhong method keeps them soft for days!
Super Soft Tangzhong Brioche Bread
This fluffy brioche is made using the tangzhong method to give it a beautiful, light texture that stays soft for days. You can shape into rolls, or use as a sandwich loaf for all of your Thanksgiving leftovers.
