This classic sweet potato roll goes perfect with a Turkey Thanksgiving dinner. They are soft sweet and addicting with a spread of butter melting into each and every crevice of the rolls. They are totally addicting.
1/4 cup warm water
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon (omit if using white potatoes)
5 tablespoons butter
2 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes (or white if you prefer)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg, slightly beaten
5 to 7 cups sifted all-purpose flour
melted butter, parsley and garlic powder
In a measuring cup, combine warm water and yeast; stir to dissolve. Set aside. In a small saucepan, warm milk, add sugar, salt, cinnamon, and butter. Stir in butter until melted. Pour milk mixture over the mashed potatoes in a large mixing bowl. Add lemon juice to the mixture then beat until smooth. Cool to lukewarm, then add egg and yeast mixture; blend well. Stir in 2 cups of the flour and blend with a heavy duty electric mixer for about 1 minute, around 3 minutes for mixing by a hand held style mixer. Add more flour to make a stiff dough.
Knead with industrial style mixer until smooth, or by hand if you don't have one. Place dough in a warm area cover with plastic film and towels over the top for no drafts. Let rise until double in size, around two hours. Punch down and knead once more. Roll dough out to 1/2 inch thick and with a chefs scissors or sharp knife cut into squares or (other shapes) tucking the dough on both sides under. Place the dough into a parchment lined baking sheet an inch apart, cover, and let rise until double in size again which is around 20 minutes. Bake rolls at 400° for approximately 20 minutes, they will be spread into each other. Brush tops with melted butter, sprinkle with a little garlic powder and parsley for garnish while still warm.
Dear Claudia, This is something I know would be delish! warm with butter. They look perfect.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving my dear friend. Catherine xo
I've never had a sweet potato roll and boy, do I wish I had one right now! I hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving. Enjoy all of your delicious food!
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Gloria
What a great recipe!Happy Thanksgiving,dear!
ReplyDeleteWe've never made potato bread, but these sure do look and sound good. Have a great Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYum, those look perfect, Claudia...and I bet the sweet potatoes give a wonderful sweetness. Hope you're having a wonderful Thanksgiving~
ReplyDeleteSweet potato rolls sound fantastic! I want turkey sandwiches served on them. I am going to have to make a batch tomorrow. Hope your turkey day was a great one.
ReplyDeleteClaudia, you know I am not a baker, but I do want to at least attempt your sweet potato rolls, and I hope they turn out as good as yours look... love the arrangement too, you know, the contrast of textures is really great... Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you are able to at least get a wink in, share a moment with family and enjoy the love around you... bless ya girl, wishing you the best and encouraging you every moment of your retail hell... I know...
ReplyDeleteThese are scrumptious rolls, great idea substituting sweet potatoes.
ReplyDeleteI will have to try these out next Turkey Day! They sound delish!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious! Sweet potatoes are so wonderful for baking!
ReplyDeleteThose are some gorgeous rolls Claudia! Hope you had a blessed Thanksgiving! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have oodles of mashed sweet potatoes, and was hoping to make bread with it--thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very interesting flavor for a roll. I'll bet it's very tasty!
ReplyDeleteWe always overlook the rolls on our Thanksgiving table, but these would not be missed! They look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the Top 9! Those rolls look divine. I've never heard of such a thing but I love bread and I love sweet potato so that's an awesome combination for me.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! It's belated.
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Professor Vegetable
Wow, they look mighty pretty, and I bet they smell amazing. Congrats on your foodbuzz top 9!
ReplyDeleteThose look tasty.
ReplyDeleteLove the colour on those rolls! the recipe is lovely. I will have to save this one for future use!s
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I'm always looking to try out new bread recipes. :)
ReplyDeleteNow I know what to do with my sweet potatoes in the pantry! These rolls look perfect =)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great recipe for sweet potatoes! These rolls look absolutely delicious.
ReplyDeleteThey look divine. I just want to know how many rolls the recipe yield?
ReplyDelete@sara this made around 32 small rolls
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