Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

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Light and fluffy dinner rolls made with mashed sweet potatoes.

Are you looking for a perfect dinner roll? These sweet potato dinner rolls are so light and fluffy and have just a touch of sweetness from the sweet potatoes.  Your friends and family will be asking for them again and again. 

The secret to making these great rolls? Sweet Potatoes! Okay, so I guess that’s really not a secret since sweet potatoes is right in the name, but seriously the sweet potatoes really add a little extra something to an ordinary dinner roll.

I used one whole sweet potato and boiled it, skin on until it was soft. Just test with a fork. If the fork goes through easily, the potato is done.

Once the potato is cool enough to handle, use a pairing knife to remove the skin and then mash the potato with a fork. You want it as smooth as possible, but a few small bits are okay.

I make a lot of different rolls including oatmeal rolls and dinner rolls. 

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Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

Kathy

Light and Fluffy Dinner Roll

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 2 hrs

Cook Time 18 mins

Total Time 2 hrs 18 mins

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Servings 24 rolls

Calories 47 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup milk (warmed)
• 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 3 Tablespoons honey
• 1 cup sweet potato (mashed)
• 3 whole eggs
• 3 Tablespoons butter (softened)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 1/2 - 6 cups flour

• 3 Tablespoons butter (melted)

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl of a stand mixer, add milk, yeast and honey. Let sit for 5 minutes until bubbly.
• Add sweet potato, eggs, butter and salt. Mix
• With mixer running slowly add the flour.  Continue adding flour until dough comes together and begins to form a ball. You might not use all the flour. 
• Knead in mixer for 5 minutes.
• Remove from mixing bowl and place into a large greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled; 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove cover and punch dough down.
• Divide dough into fourths. Working with one fourth at a time, divide each fourth into six equal parts. Shape into rolls.
• To make the cloverleaf shape, continue dividing each part into thirds. Roll each third into small balls. Drop three balls into a greased muffin tin.
• Cover lightly and let rise for 30 minutes. 
• Brush top of rolls lightly with melted butter.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 15-18 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool slightly for a few minutes on a baking rack. Remove from tins or baking sheet and continue cooling.

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Nutrition

Calories: 47kcalCarbohydrates: 4gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 130mgPotassium: 42mgSugar: 2gVitamin A: 890IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.1mg

Keyword Baking Bread with Sweet Poatoes, Baking with Sweet Potatoes, Dinner Rolls, Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

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