Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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?

Check out my Link Parties page to see where I'm linking up this week!


11 comments:

  1. thats an awesome idea heather! great pictures:)

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  2. they look yummy....you can do these anytime for the McIntosh clan....love things like this

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    1. Thanks Katharine! I will have to try this for a McIntosh get together for sure. Now that I've done it once, it will hopefully be even easier the next time!

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  3. Really cute idea! I found you on The DIY Dreamer. I will definitely be back, and hope I can persuade you to share this post and link up to my Blog Fest: http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/2012/10/farm-girl-blog-fest-3.html I would love for you to join the party!

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    1. Thanks Lisa! I will be sure to stop by Fresh Eggs Daily and check out your Blog Fest.

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  4. Heather, these look so great ! and what a beautiful idea...we didn't do much this Thanksgiving...we'll do something in two weeks....:) sweet photos too...love fall ! xo
    Lu

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    1. Thanks Lucy! I hope your celebration in a couple of weeks is great.

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  5. This is such a beautiful idea- I am definitely bringing this to my Thanksgiving table- thank you for sharing:) We'd love for you to link up on our Friday Blog Hop: http://www.ladiesholiday.com Cheers!

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  6. This is such a wonderful idea! What a sweet way to spark conversation at the dinner table and talk about the special things in life. I might have to try this for our American Thanksgiving :)

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    1. Thanks Taryn! We had fun with it, hope you do too!

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