There are many different recipes for sweet potato rolls, but they typically involve sweet potatoes, flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and baking powder. Sweet potato rolls can be served as a side dish or a main course, and they are often served with honey or molasses.
Cut sweet potato in chunks.
Put in pot with boiling, salted water.
Cookuntil tender, about 15 minutes.
Drain and peel sweet potato.
Mash untilsmooth.
Melt butter.
Let potato and butter cool.
Dissolve yeast in 3 tbs.
warm water.
Combine milk, one cup sweet potato, butter, sugar, salt andyeast.
Gradually add in 3 1/2 cups flour.
Turn out onto floured board andknead until smooth and elastic, working in as much of the remaining flouras needed.
Put in oiled bowl and turn to coat well.
Cover with plastic andplace in warm spot to rise.
Let rise until doubled in size.
Butter twobaking sheets.
Punch down dough and divide into two equal parts.
Cut eachpart into 12 pieces.
Roll each piece into a 10 length.
Ttie each ropeinto a knot, placing one end underneath, and the other top center.
Put onbaking sheets and cover.
Let rise until doubled.
Beat remaining egg withone tbs.
water.
Brush each roll with mixture.
Bake at 400 deg f.
for 15 to20 minutes.
Per roll; 133 calories, 3 g protein, 3 g fat, 192 mg sodium, 23 g carb, 20mg chol.
45 minutes.
Ingredients
Directions
Cut sweet potato in chunks.
Put in pot with boiling, salted water.
Cookuntil tender, about 15 minutes.
Drain and peel sweet potato.
Mash untilsmooth.
Melt butter.
Let potato and butter cool.
Dissolve yeast in 3 tbs.
warm water.
Combine milk, one cup sweet potato, butter, sugar, salt andyeast.
Gradually add in 3 1/2 cups flour.
Turn out onto floured board andknead until smooth and elastic, working in as much of the remaining flouras needed.
Put in oiled bowl and turn to coat well.
Cover with plastic andplace in warm spot to rise.
Let rise until doubled in size.
Butter twobaking sheets.
Punch down dough and divide into two equal parts.
Cut eachpart into 12 pieces.
Roll each piece into a 10 length.
Ttie each ropeinto a knot, placing one end underneath, and the other top center.
Put onbaking sheets and cover.
Let rise until doubled.
Beat remaining egg withone tbs.
water.
Brush each roll with mixture.
Bake at 400 deg f.
for 15 to20 minutes.
Per roll; 133 calories, 3 g protein, 3 g fat, 192 mg sodium, 23 g carb, 20mg chol.
45 minutes.
