Sweet Potato Rolls
"The sweet potatoes give these great flavor and moistness. Yum! Recipe courtesy of Midwest Living November/December 2010 and Sandra Schifferle of Lansing, Kansas."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
-
16 rolls
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup warm water (105 to 115)
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 ounce active dry yeast (1 package)
- 1⁄2 cup sweet potatoes (cooked) or 1/2 cup pumpkin (cooked)
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 -2 tablespoon butter, melted
directions
- In large bowl, mix warm water, 1 tablespoon of the sugar and yeast.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Using wooden spoon, stir in remaining sugar, sweet potato, eggs, softened b utter, and salt.
- Gradually stir in whole wheat and as much all-purpose as you can.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Knead in remaining flour to make moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic (6 to 8 minutes total).
- Shape into ball. Place in greased bowl and turn once to grease surface.
- Cover and let rise in warm place until double in size (1 hour).
- Punch down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface.
- Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
- Lightly grease 13x9x2" baking pan.
- Shape into 16 balls and place in pan.
- Cover and let rise in warm place until nearly double (45 minutes).
- Bake in 375 oven for 20 minutes or until golden.
- Brush with melted butter and serve warm.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.
