Sweet Potato Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large sweet potato
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup milk
• 3 1/2-4 1/2 cups bread flour (all purpose can substitute)

Recipe

• 1 peel potato and dice into a sauce pan, add enough water to cover and cook until tender, drain reserving 1/4 cup of the potato water.
• 2 cool the potato water to lukewarm and dissolve yeast in it.
• 3 mash potato and beat in salt, sugar and butter vigorously.
• 4 heat milk until a film shines on top, skim and add to potato mixture. when the right temperature has been reached whisk in the dissolved yeast.
• 5 stir in flour 1 cup at a time until kneading consistency is reached, lift onto a floured board and knead until smooth and elastic, adding flour as necessary. place in a greased bowl and cover with a tea towel, let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
• 6 punch down dough, pinch off pieces slightly larger than a golf ball and place in greased muffin pan, let rise until doubled.
• 7 bake in a preheated oven at 425°f for 13 to 15 minutes or until done (ovens vary), remove to a wire rack to cool.