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Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

A delicious side, these Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls give a nice sweetness to the bread making them a fun and tasty addition to your favorite meal.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rise Time:1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15
Calories: 219kcal

Ingredients

Rolls:

  • ¾ cup buttermilk slightly warmed
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons or 1 packet rapid-rise yeast
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 4 Tablespoons butter salted, melted
  • 1 cup sweet potato puree from about 1 large sweet potato
  • 1 egg
  • 4-4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Topping for rolls:

  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tablespoon water
  • Sea salt flakes for topping rolls

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the warm buttermilk, yeast, and honey and mix.
  • Let stand for 5-10 minutes until the yeast makes the mixture start to bubble.
  • Add the melted butter, sweet potato puree, and egg and mix with the.
  • Change the paddle for the bread hook attachment and add 3 cups of flour, salt, and cinnamon. Knead on low, gradually adding more flour until the dough is slightly tacky, but not sticky. Then continue kneading for 5 minutes.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl, spray the bowl with non-stick spray, and return the dough to the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise till doubled, about an hour.
  • Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the egg, and water and set aside.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl onto a clean counter and lightly punch down. Use a bench scraper to divide the dough into 15 equal pieces and roll each piece into a ball.
  • Set each piece of dough into the baking dish-- 3 rolls wide and 5 rolls long.
  • Brush the top of each roll with the egg wash and lightly sprinkle with flakey sea salt.
  • Lightly cover with plastic wrap and let rise again for about 30 minutes or until the rolls are puffy and about doubled in size again.
  • During the last 20 minutes of the rise, preheat your oven to 375 F.
  • Place the rolls in the oven and bake for 18-23 minutes, until the tops are lightly golden brown.
  • Remove from the oven and serve.

Notes

  1. Start with less flour and then add more.
  2. We have only tested this recipe with rapid-rise yeast.
  3. These are sweet but not overly sweet.
  4. To get evenly sized rolls, weigh your dough.
  5. We like to top these with a little flaked sea salt, this is completely optional.
  6. DO NOT add hot sweet potato puree to the mixer, make sure it cools slightly or it will kill the yeast.
  7. These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
  8. This is a great way to use up leftover sweet potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 247mg | Potassium: 175mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3733IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg