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I’ve never met adinner rollI didn’t like.
Those warm, pillowy puffs of bread make any meal feel more special.
In arecent interviewwith Williams Sonoma, she weighed in on whether particular store-bought Thanksgiving items got a thumbs-up.
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“Do youreallyneed dinner rolls for Thanksgiving?
I certainly wouldn’t make my own.
“Her Thanksgiving menubacks this upthere’s nary a roll in sight!
Who Needs a Dinner Roll, Anyway?
For some of our editors, Ina’s opinion on dinner rolls resonates deeply.
“I havefeelings,” jokes Carolyn Malcoun, associate editorial director.
“The only carbs I need or want on Thanksgiving aremashed potatoes.
In fact, I start building my plate with mashed potatoes first.
I don’t need a roll to sop up extragravy; that’s what mashed potatoes are for!”
“No to bread and no to dinner rolls,” agrees Penelope Wall,EatingWells assistant general manager.
And we hear her.
We haven’t even gotten todessertyet!
Last year, for example, she madebrown butter cornbreadand served it with maple butter.
And before that, she made rosemarybiscuitswithcranberry compote.
But she certainly nailed it with something festive and flavorful.
Want to know what she’s making this year?
“An Irish stout brown bread … with salted and whipped Irish butter,” she says proudly.
So, traditional rolls are a no-go at the dinner table.
Malcoun is still a hard no.
“Soft sandwich bread is the right answer for that,” she says.
Why Turn Down a Delicious Dinner Roll?
But not everyone is ready to dismiss dinner rolls from their holiday spread.
Senior commerce editor Brierley Horton is at odds with Ina.
“I have to 100% disagree with Ina!
Dinner rolls are a must when you’re servingpicky eaters(especially kids),” she says.
She’s firmly on Team Dinner Roll,especiallywhen it comes to the post-feast possibilities.
“There’s nothing like a just-out-of-the-oven hot, buttery roll,” she says.
But it was associate food editor Alex Loh who put it most passionately.
They’re an “excellent” start to any meal, she explains.
“So, why wouldn’t you start with them on Thanksgiving?”
Because bread on bread is iconic.
Hard to argue with that kind of logic, honestly.
