Sheela PrakashSenior Contributing Food Editor
Sheela is the Senior Contributing Food Editor at Kitchn and the author of Mediterranean Every Day: Simple, Inspired Recipes for Feel-Good Food. She received her master's degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy and is also a Registered Dietitian.
updated May 1, 2019
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For anyone cooking Thanksgiving dinner, remember that you’re allowed to take some shortcuts here and there — in fact, we encourage it! It is worth your own well-being to lean a little on store-bought saviors; the meal will still be just as delicious and memorable.
Case in point? Dinner rolls. Yes, from-scratch rolls are pretty fantastic, but store-bought rolls can be too — they just need to be jazzed up a bit. Here are three ways to do just that.
First off, let’s not neglect the basics here: Rolls should always be served warm. Gently warm store-bought rolls in the oven, wrapped in foil, while the turkey is resting, or in the microwave under a damp towel. After that, jazz up your rolls in one of these simple ways.
See how: How To Warm Bread in the Microwave
1. Brush with melted butter.
Before warming the store-bought rolls in the oven, brush them generously with melted butter. As the rolls warm, they’ll soak some of that luscious flavor, making them extra moist and tender.
Related: How To Freeze & Reheat Dinner Rolls
2. Sprinkle with fresh herbs.
After that healthy brush of melted butter, sprinkle some finely chopped fresh herbs over the rolls. Use whatever you have on hand. Herbs like rosemary, thyme, sage, and oregano are all great contenders.
3. Finish with flaky salt.
A sprinkle of flaky sea salt just before serving makes just about anything taste better, and store-bought dinner rolls are no exception. After they’ve been warmed in the oven with butter and herbs, grab a few big pinches and sprinkle them all over the tops of the rolls to lend crunchy, salty pops of flavor.
