Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

1. Warm water - ¼ cup
2. Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package
3. Milk - 1 cup
4. Unsalted butter - 5 tablespoons
5. White sugar - ½ cup
6. Salt - 1 ½ teaspoons
7. Ground cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon
8. Mashed cooked sweet potatoes - 2 cups
9. Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
10. Egg, slightly beaten - 1 large
11. All-purpose flour, or more as needed - 2 cups
12. Salted butter, melted - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

1. Stage

Combine warm water and yeast in a measuring cup; stir to dissolve. Set aside.

2. Stage

Heat milk, unsalted butter, sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter melts and milk begins to bubble.

3. Stage

Place mashed sweet potatoes in a large mixing bowl and pour milk mixture over top. Add lemon juice and mix until smooth. Let cool to lukewarm, 10 to 15 minutes. Add egg and yeast mixture; blend well.

4. Stage

Stir in 2 cups of flour and beat with an electric hand mixer at medium speed, about 3 minutes. Add enough additional flour to make a stiff dough. Turn onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic.

5. Stage

Place dough in a buttered bowl. Turn dough to butter top, then cover and let rise until double in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

6. Stage

Punch down and knead once more, then shape into rolls. Place on a greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise until double in size, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

7. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

8. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter while hot.