Homemade thankful rolls - yum!

Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of you Canadian readers!
I am so blessed and so thankful to the Lord for His abundant provision in my life!

We had a lovely family dinner with my parents, my grandmother and my siblings and their families on Sunday. Then Monday we had a quiet day at home, just the three of us.

We even got out for a mini family photo shoot! My hubby took some great shots, and I just can't resist sharing a couple of them with you.

Our family dinner on Sunday was pot-luck style (well actually, my incredible mom did most of the meal). I offered to bring some homemade rolls.

Now, I have never made homemade bread of any sort before, but I had seen a fun idea for 'thankful rolls' on Pinterest and I wanted to try it out!

Source: Thankful Rolls from Pinterest via The Girl Who Ate Everything

The idea of the thankful roll is to put a little message inside each roll. The guests at the table get to open their roll and share their message during the meal.

As the weekend drew closer I was getting a little nervous. What had I signed myself up for? Could I really successfully bake homemade rolls on my first attempt? I wasn't too sure.

Thankfully I came across a simple (but time consuming - lots of waiting for dough to rise) recipe on Ree Drummond's blog: The Pioneer Woman. I especially liked that it was a 'no kneading required' recipe.

Source: The Pioneer Woman Blog - PW Dinner Rolls

I read the recipe over carefully - at least 5 times! There were a few different stages of rising that the dough had to go through, so I wanted to be sure I had it all timed out properly.

While waiting for dough to rise, I typed out these little pieces to wrap in foil and place in the rolls before baking. My messages were sentences for each person to complete.

I am happy (and thankful!) to say that my rolls turned out successfully. Thank you Pioneer Woman!

They were sooo yummy (if I do say so myself!)

Everyone enjoyed eating them and sharing their thankful thoughts at our meal. Perhaps this could be a new tradition. What are your Thanksgiving meal traditions?

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