If you are looking for a good, classic roll recipe for your holiday festivities next week, you might want to try the Crescent Rolls I have on here. They are quite easy to make and really yummy! If you're interested in changing things up a bit, though, I'd highly recommend these sweet potato rolls! They are also really easy to make. A couple things I really like about them is that they don't have any oil or butter in them. Instead, you're sneaking in a vegetable! Yes! Of course, Brian and I smeared a lot of butter on a hot one! These rolls call for cinnamon and nutmeg, too, which make them almost good enough to eat for breakfast! But I think it gives them a really nice holiday flavor. I think I'll definitely be making another batch of these for our Thanksgiving!
Sweet Potato Yeast Rolls
1 cup baked sweet potato
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp instant yeast
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
Microwave or bake (375F) one or two sweet potatoes until soft. Allow to cool a little.
Combine the sweet potato, sugar, spices, and warm milk (115F or so) in a blender or food processor to blend.
Pour into a large mixing bowl. Make sure its a good temperature for yeast (100F-115F if using a thermometer). Add 2 cups flour, salt, and yeast to sweet potato mixture.
Stir until thoroughly combined. Add flour about half a cup at a time, mixing well, until you have a tacky dough that you can knead by hand.
Knead on a floured surface until dough is smooth--about 5-10 minutes. Place dough in a slightly greased bowl and cover with a damp cloth.
Allow to rise in a warm spot for 45 minutes to an hour until doubled in size.
Punch down and divide dough into about 16 pieces. Make into desired shape and place on lined or greased baking pan.
Allow to rise again until doubled in size--about 30 to 45 minutes. Bake at 375F (~190C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven when beginning to brown.
Notes: I baked 2 smaller sized sweet potatoes in the microwave for about 7 minutes. I then scooped out the insides and measured out about 1 cup. I then pureed it with the milk and sugar so it wasn't chunky in the rolls.
Sweet Potato Yeast Rolls
1 cup baked sweet potato
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp instant yeast
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
Microwave or bake (375F) one or two sweet potatoes until soft. Allow to cool a little.
Notes: I baked 2 smaller sized sweet potatoes in the microwave for about 7 minutes. I then scooped out the insides and measured out about 1 cup. I then pureed it with the milk and sugar so it wasn't chunky in the rolls.
I made these today, except I used pumpkin instead, and they were pretty yum!
ReplyDeleteMmm! Yes, I think pumpkin would be equally good!
ReplyDeletemade these tonight, had dinner with 2 other families, and we all loved them! thanks for the recipe!!!
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love these! They were a hit at our Thanksgiving meal. Thanks for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteCan you get orange sweet potatoes in China? We're across the border, and I REALLY miss them during this season! If you can find them in China though, that might be a good sign for me!
ReplyDeleteYes, in the city I live in (southwest China) we can get orange sweet potatoes. However, the city I used to live in (more northwest) did not have them--just the starchy white ones. So I guess its hit and miss even around China. You could also use some baked pumpkin for these I would think (I'm pretty sure someone told me they did) with equally good results.
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