Has Anyone Had Sister Schubert's Rolls or Marshall's Biscuits?
God bless my friend John T. Edge for bringing to light the fact that serious eaters in the South often serve frozen biscuits to their families and guests.
We've raved about the upscale frozen biscuit maker, Callie's, but I have to admit that I did not know about Sister Schubert's yeast dinner rolls or Marshall's biscuits before John T.'s story. My guess is I've been served them many times and didn't even know it.
What about my fellow serious eaters? Have you bought or been served Sister Sadie's or Marshall's? Are they seriously delicious?
Related: Biscuit Basics
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34 Comments:
Sister Schuberts yeast rolls are delish. Use them all the time.
susanl at 9:38AM on 04/15/09
I've been serving Sister Schuberts for years!!
jcrisco at 9:39AM on 04/15/09
I believe Sister Shuberts products are a southern thing but I could be wrong. I do know that when I worked in the corporate office of a grocery chain in the Southeast the people I worked with LOVED when they brought those in for us to sample. Everyone seemed to love her rolls, etc. I had never heard of them.
arm1970 at 9:40AM on 04/15/09
Sister Schuberts rolls are kind of a requirement down here in the South. If you don't want to use your Grandmomma's recipe, that is. They are wonderful....especially with some Danish or Irish butter slapped on them!
juliemiller1972 at 9:40AM on 04/15/09
Sister Schubert's rolls are awesome and so easy to heat up. You can also get them with little sausages in the middle which makes a great snack for breakfast
burgerluver at 9:52AM on 04/15/09
My dad lives in Florida. Sister Shubert's are the only rolls he buys.
izatryt at 9:57AM on 04/15/09
We swear by Sister Schubert's here in eastern NC. 10 minutes in the oven and they're amazing. Just avoid the whole wheat variety.
NCGourmet at 10:00AM on 04/15/09
I've seen the Sister Schuberts rolls at my local Kroger so I guess they are available to us "northerners" too, but have never tried them.
deetroitMI at 10:09AM on 04/15/09
I can confirm that Sister Schuberts rolls are indeed delicious, and have made more than a few appearances at my house when we have been entertaining. SO TASTY.
posephus at 10:19AM on 04/15/09
Sister Schubert Cinnamon rolls are great too.
I'm glad the article mentioned serving them with pork tenderloin. That's always been a tradition in our family (at least since we found out about the sister and pork that you could leave a little pink).
Pork tenderloin marinated in OJ Concentrate and fresh chopped rosemary, charred on a grill, sliced, and stuffed in a yeast roll is very good thing and great for having company over.
jccvi at 10:22AM on 04/15/09
I love biscuits so I thought I would order 2 packs online. Each pack is $9.95. Shipping was $25.76 to New Jersey. Ridiculus. I cancelled order.
sodawater43 at 10:23AM on 04/15/09
I love the rolls and the biscuits. Both are widely available in groceries in Central Kentucky.
Such a time saver.
Allan at 10:28AM on 04/15/09
I have the marshall's rolls in my freezer right now, kind of meh, I should try sister schubert.
ChiefHDB at 10:32AM on 04/15/09
Every Southerner I know is proud to serve Sister Schubert's rolls. The orange rolls are hard to find but so good I dream about them sometimes.
popcornfordinner at 10:57AM on 04/15/09
Sister Schubert's rolls are, IMO, the best store-bought roll you can buy. Honestly, they're a lot better than a lot of restaurant rolls or homemade bread that I've had. They have that incredible yeasty smell & taste that a good roll must have, and they are amazingly tender. I love to make homemade bread, but in a pinch, I wouldn't hesitate to serve them to guests. In terms of convenience, price, and taste, you really can't do any better.
kimberlymac at 11:01AM on 04/15/09
Living in NYC now, I just returned from a trip to see family in AL last week. I packed frozen Sister Schubert's in my luggage! They were gobbled up in a day. I am obsessed with the rolls stuffed with sausage. Since I can't get them in NYC, I just need a way to figure out how to make the recipe!
Andrea Lynn at 11:16AM on 04/15/09
I can think of no better way to start the day than with Marshall's biscuits. When I was little, my mom would sometimes put them in the oven in time for them to be piping hot and ready to be buttered by the time I got to the table. It was always such a big treat when that happened.
passionfruitbutter at 11:27AM on 04/15/09
Sister Schubert's are kind of awesome. My grandmother would always heat these up when she didn't have time to go homemade (and bread is required at every Southern meal).
Laurel E at 11:44AM on 04/15/09
Another great story by John T.
Sister Schubert's orange rolls are a little bit of brunch heaven. I also like Mary B's biscuits, but they still pale when stacked up against the fine buttermilk gems at Bryant's Biscuits on Summer Avenue in Memphis. So good. Especially with sorghum!
Leslie Kelly at 11:59AM on 04/15/09
I've never tried them either, but I just found out from the website that they carry them at the Walmart in Fredonia, NY....about 20 miles south of me...so they might be worth a drive down!
mepolo at 1:01PM on 04/15/09
When my local grocery store was out of Pillsbury frozen rolls, I grabbed Sister Schubert's and haven't gone back...my husband actually thought I baked homemade yeast rolls :)
SuzyHomemaker at 1:32PM on 04/15/09
Sister Schuberts Cinnamon Rolls are the best!
ocarol at 1:34PM on 04/15/09
S.S. Sausage rolls are awesome too!
reason143 at 1:46PM on 04/15/09
I moved to Las Vegas after a lifetime in the South three years ago. Two Thanksgiving without Sister Schubert's were definitely missing something.
This past year, I ordered a mixed case (fed-ex'ed in a cold pack). 6 pans of regular and wheat were gone by dinner, and all of my Vegas friends agreed that they were the best they ever had.
boingbaby at 1:48PM on 04/15/09
Oh yes. My Floridian mother swears by Sister Schubert's breakfast rolls. We are particularly fond of the orange ones, though the blueberry are also spectacular.
meglo91 at 1:59PM on 04/15/09
Way up here in the almost-still-frozen wastelands of central NY state the Sister Schubert's Yeast Rolls are available frozen in big bags at Sam's Wholesale Club. I'd had yeast rolls only once before - when a lady friend made me for them on a trip to visit her in Kentucky. I bought these frozen ones on a lark not expecting anything exceptional but they're fantastic. Really, really good.
phaelon56 at 3:33PM on 04/15/09
It's the sausage yeast rolls that make this brand worth buying. They are the closest thing to a Kolache that I've found mass produced and outside the state of Texas.
MeganBeth at 4:26PM on 04/15/09
For Chicagoans, Sister Schubert yeast rolls are available at The Fresh Market in Northbrook.
ChickenDumpling at 5:44PM on 04/15/09
i love sister schubert's. i haven't had them since moving out of the south, so i think i'm going to check for them at my local grocery store after work ... wish me luck!
xxxombie at 7:22PM on 04/15/09
But where can you buy them in the NYC area? I searched and cannot find anywhere close to here? Any tips from a tri-stater?
shaofan at 8:43PM on 04/15/09
Both Sister Schuberts and Marshalls are great products. As a matter of fact, Marshalls has been a staple here in Mobile, AL since at least the 1930's and are made practically in my back yard. Anyone who grew up here is familiar with them, and even the local school system has used Marshall's recipes for yeast rolls and biscuits since the 40's.
Chazon at 10:54AM on 04/16/09
Thank you all for the information. Now I need to order some of these. Some of you have said you have ordered or started to order some of these breads. Can you please provide me a good website to go to if they don't have them at Walmart here in Omaha, NE.
Thank you and HAGD,
Gourmand Moe at 12:04PM on 04/16/09
Sister Schubert's are amazing - I think the yeast rolls that come in a pan are better than the ones that come loose in a bag. I don't love the sausage as much as most people, but the cinnamon rolls are the best things EVER.
I've actually been to their headquarters in Luverne, Alabama - almost as exciting as it sounds, trust me - but they were not having tours that day. :(
papaya736 at 10:16PM on 04/16/09
Ok, I just have to mix it up a bit here: Frozen biscuits? Are you kidding? People make biscuits from scratch precisely because they come together so quickly and are so tasty! Buying frozen biscuits is sort of like buying frozen toast! (Another phenomenon I'll never understand. The instructions for preparing pre-made toast that you buy in the freezer section of the grocery store: put into the toaster and, well, TOAST.) Biscuits are simple to make from scratch and I guarantee homemade biscuits will taste better. My husband, a native Kentuckian, says no true Southerner would make frozen biscuits, and serving them to guests would be just plain SHAMEFUL!
shirewoman2 at 3:04PM on 04/17/09