Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

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Roasted sweet potato gives Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls a tinge of color and burst of earthy flavor. A classic enriched white bread dough makes the softest sweet potato bread rolls perfect for dipping into with your favorite soups or slathered with butter for Thanksgiving dinner.

Prep Time1

Cook Time1

Total Time5

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Unspecified

Servings: rolls

Calories: 244kcal

Author: Joanne Stekler

Equipment

1 Stand mixer
1 9 by 13 inch baking pan

Ingredients

Tangzhong (roux starter)

⅓ cup (45 grams) bread flour
½ cup (120mL) whole milk
½ cup (120mL) water

Dough

4 ⅔ cup (600 grams) bread flour plus more as needed
¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup (240 grams) mashed sweet potato
2 large eggs
roux starter
8 tablespoons (113 grams) unsalted butter softened and cut into small cubes, plus more for greasing the pan and brushing, if desired

Instructions

Tangzhong (roux starter)

In a small pot, combine the flour, milk, and water. Over low heat, whisk until smooth and continue stirring until the whisk leaves a clear, thick track at the bottom of the pot.
⅓ cup (45 grams) bread flour, ½ cup (120mL) whole milk, ½ cup (120mL) water
Remove the roux from the heat and scrape it into a glass measuring cup to stop the cooking. If you are not using it right away, cover the starter with plastic wrap, pressing down the wrap onto the surface of the roux to prevent a skin from forming and let cool.

Sweet Potato Dough

In the bowl of a mixer, use the paddle to combine the flour, sugar, and yeast and mix on low speed briefly. Add the salt and mix for about 10 seconds.
4 ⅔ cup (600 grams) bread flour, ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar, 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast, 2 teaspoons salt
Add the mashed sweet potato, eggs, and the starter. Mix on low speed. When the dough starts to come together, switch to the dough hook. If the dough doesn't come together, add an additional tablespoon of milk at a time.
2 large eggs, roux starter, 1 cup (240 grams) mashed sweet potato
Increase the speed to medium and add the butter, one or two small cubes at a time. It should take a few minutes to finish adding the butter. Knead for about five to seven minutes more, scraping the dough if it sticks to the bottom of the mixer. At the end of kneading, the dough should be soft and tacky but not sticky.
8 tablespoons (113 grams) unsalted butter
Shape the dough into a boule, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about one and a half to two hours.
Lightly grease a 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
Divide the remaining dough into 15 equal-sized pieces, and roll each portion into a ball (see the link below and in the main post for how to shape dinner rolls). Place the bread rolls in the pan so they are equally spaced and not touching.
Cover the pan with plastic wrap, and let the dough rise again in a warm, draft-free location until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
Thirty minutes before baking, preheat the oven to 350°F.
Bake for about 20 to 22 minutes until lightly browned and the internal temperature is 190°F. Check after about 10 minutes and lightly cover with aluminum foil if the rolls are browning quickly.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

This recipe will make 15 large dinner rolls (about 90 grams each) or one loaf of Japanese milk bread and 8 dinner rolls.

This video is a great example of how to shape dinner rolls.

To make a sandwich loaf, grease a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan, and increase the baking time to 30 minutes.

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