The Best Melt-In-Your-Mouth Sweet Potato Rolls
These delicious, soft, and fluffy sweet potato rolls require only about 15 minutes of prep time and are ready in just 2 hours. Pair them with any dinner, or use the rolls as buns for sliders! Any way you have them, these rolls are melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 2 Hours
- Yield: 15 Rolls
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: american
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups sweet potato, cooked
- 1 cup warm milk
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 7 grams active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 cups bread flour
Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- flake salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the milk, butter, sweet potato, eggs, maple syrup, and yeast.
- Add in the salt and two cups of bread flour and mix until a shaggy and loose dough ball forms.
- Add in the remaining flour and knead until it’s a uniform smooth dough ball. (I do this with my bread machine, but you can also knead by hand or with a stand mixer.
- Rub a bit of olive oil on the inside of a clean bowl, and place the dough ball in the bowl to rise for 45 minutes at room temperature. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or reusable beeswax wrap.
- Line a 13×9 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Gently press down the dough.
- On a floured surface and with floured hands, divide the dough into 15 equal pieces.
- Roll each piece into a dough ball and place it on the parchment paper-lined pan.
- Combine the egg and water for the egg wash.
- Baste the rolls with egg wash and sprinkle with flake salt.
- Cover the rolls with plastic wrap and allow the rolls enough time to rise so that they double in size. While you wait, preheat your oven to 375° F.
- Remove the plastic wrap and bake the rolls for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
Notes
- For vegan rolls sub the egg with any vegan egg substitute, and the milk and butter for vegan alternatives
- To cook a sweet potato, poke it all over with a knife. Then rinse with water and place in the microwave for 5 minutes. Rotate and cook for another 5 minutes. The potato is done when it’s soft, mashable and the skin is easily removed.
Keywords: rolls, sweet potato, dinner
