I Ate 7 Bags Of Dinner Rolls & Only One Is Worth Buying This Thanksgiving

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If there's anything Team Delish will always roll with, it's picking up a bag of dinner rolls, especially during a hectic time like the holidays. Who has the time to make them from scratch when you've got green bean casserole, big holiday mains, and pies on your list? And you can always keep things as simple as possible by keeping frozen dinner rolls around.

But not all frozen dinner rolls are made equal—far from it. If it's going to be a vehicle for butter, leftovers, or simply scraping your plate clean, you're going to want that roll to be delicious. In an ideal world, a roll will be equal parts flaky and buttery, with a crispy golden crumb that is just as good on its own as it is with anything you top it with.

To narrow it down, I checked the shelves of multiple grocery stores to taste-test as many brands as I could get my hands on. I wanted to find out which are more than worthy of being on your table. Here are the five worth picking up.

La Brea Bakery Take & Bake French Dinner Rolls

La Brea Bakery's's French dinner rolls immediately rose to the top of my list even before they made their way into the oven. Why was that? Well, even frozen, these dinner rolls smelled incredible. My kitchen immediately smelled like I had lit a "freshly baked baguette" scented candle.

After a quick bake (they're par-baked), the actual taste of the rolls more than matched that bag opening moment and the closest to a roll you might grab at your local bakery. A crispy crust gives way to a fluffy interior with a slight sourdough tang that makes these a top contender for slathering with plenty of butter and pretending you got them straight from a French boulangerie. These were the best frozen rolls I tasted.

Sister Schubert's Dinner Yeast Rolls

Yeast rolls are hard to beat, and it almost feels unfair to pin any other kind of roll against them, especially those made by Sister Schubert. If you're not familiar with the brand, you'll be surprised to know you've likely have eaten them before. In fact, Sister Schubert is the maker of the Parker House rolls used in Chik-fil-A's chicken minis, which are also worth picking up in the frozen aisle as well.

These rolls are notable for their caramelized sweetness that just makes you daydream how good these would be with a dollop of cranberry sauce, jam, or dunked into soup. Plus, they require no proofing or thawing, meaning you're only ever about 10 minutes away from a freshly baked roll.

Udi's Gluten Free Classic French Dinner Rolls

It's not easy being gluten-free, but thankfully the gluten-free bread products out there have gotten way better. The best of which is Udi's Gluten Free Classic French dinner rolls.

Just because you're gluten-free doesn't mean you have to put up with dry, cardboard-y rolls. Udi's French-style rolls would satisfy even the gluten-eaters out there, with crispy crunch and a buttery soft interior that would make these an amazing option at the dinner table or for making sturdy sliders.

Rhodes Bake-N- Serv Dinner Rolls

If "flaky" is the non-negotiable feature you want in a roll, look no further than Rhodes Bake-N-Serv dinner roll dough. Though they do require a bit more patience than the other rolls (the dough isn't par-baked so they need 3 to 5 hours to thaw and rise), I promise it's worth it.

Once fully baked, these dinner rolls are reminiscent of the ones you might find in a bread basket of your favorite steakhouse. Do yourself a huge favor and top them with maple butter or go in a different direction by using them to make a stellar pizza crust.

Bridgford Parker House Rolls

If you've got some serious traditionalists coming to the table, it doesn't get any more classic than Bridgford's Parkerhouse style roll dough. Since this is a frozen dough, you will need to prepare these a bit on the earlier end (they need about an hour to thaw, then another two hours to rise), the possibilities for these rolls are pretty endless (our favorite of which being monkey bread).

As buttery as they are a beautiful golden brown right out of the oven, these rolls are the sort that tend to get eaten by kitchen helpers before they can make it to dinnertime, if you catch my drift.

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