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Add the aroma of homemade bread to Thanksgiving feast

These no-knead dinner rolls couldn't be easier: Just mix together a few ingredients, and let them rise. / Photo by Julia Gartland/The New York Times
These no-knead dinner rolls couldn't be easier: Just mix together a few ingredients, and let them rise. / Photo by Julia Gartland/The New York Times These no-knead dinner rolls couldn't be easier: Just mix together a few ingredients, and let them rise. / Photo by Julia Gartland/The New York Times

The smell of homemade bread on Thanksgiving Day is a joy, and it’s easy to achieve if you mix a batch of these no-knead rolls. The dough takes time to rise but is mostly hands-off, slowly developing its structure so that the finished buns have beautiful, crisp, golden crusts and airy, steam-filled centers.

No-Knead Dinner Rolls

These no-knead rolls couldn’t be easier: Just mix together a few ingredients, and let them rise. The dough rises slowly for a long time, because the dough needs to gain strength as it rises, which contributes to its structure after baking. The rolls that emerge from the oven have a golden crust that’s lightly crisp and a soft interior that is best served fresh.

Yield: 9 rolls

Total time: 45 minutes, plus rising