Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls with Honey Butter
These sweet and savory dinner rolls are light and fluffy - a perfect addition to any holiday dinner table!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cup bread flour
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cup sweet potato puree 1 medium sweet potato & 2 tbsp water will make a nice sweet potato puree!
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp melted butter NOT SHOWN IN THE VIDEO!
- YOU WILL NEED MORE ALL PURPOSE FLOUR for kneading. Maybe a few TBSP.
Honey Butter
- 1/2 stick butter
- 3 tbsp pure honey
Instructions
- Add 1 tbsp of active dry yeast, and 1 tbsp of granulated sugar into 1/2 cup of warm water. Mix well until the yeast dissolves, then set the cup to the side for about 10 minutes or until the yeast foams.
- In a separate bowl, sift together the all-purpose flour, bread flour, 2 tbsp of sugar, and 1 tsp of salt.
- Once the yeast is "foamy" place it into a large mixing bowl. Add in 2 eggs, 3 tbsp melted butter, and the sweet potato puree at this time. Mix the three ingredients, until smooth.
- Next, gradually start adding in the dry ingredients along with the wet.
- Once the mix turns into a dough, place it onto a well floured surface, and knead the dough for at least 15 minutes.
- Oil or grease a large bowl, and place the dough into the bowl. Cover, and let the dough rest for 1 & 1/2 hours.
- After the resting period, use your fist and press down in the middle of the dough. This will get the excess air out of the dough.
- Knead the dough on a well floured surface for an additional 10 minutes.
- Next, flatten out the dough.
- Use a pizza cutter or knife, and cut the dough like a pizza pie.
- Roll the rolls crescent style (it doesn't have to be perfect. This just adds layers to the rolls!) :-)
- Place the rolls into a well greased or oiled 13x9 bake dish.
- Cover the rolls, and let them rest for about 30-45 minutes.
- While the rolls are resting mix 1/2 stick or butter with 3tbsp of honey. Place the mixture into the microwave for about 20 seconds, or until completely melted, then set it to the side.
- The rolls should double in size after the resting period.
- Brush some of the butter onto the rolls, then place the rolls in a oven set on 325 F .
- Bake the rolls for about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove the rolls from the oven, then brush the remaining butter onto the rolls.
- SERVE!