Buttermilk Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees)
• 1 tbsp yeast
• 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk, warmed to 110 degrees
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup sweet potato puree (I use fresh but canned works too)
• 4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp butter, melted

Instructions

1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whisk together warm water, yeast and 1/2 tsp granulated sugar. Whisk until yeast dissolves and let rest 5 minutes.
2. Stir in buttermilk, 1/4 cup butter, egg, 1/4 cup sugar, salt and sweet potato puree. Mix in 1 cup flour.
3. Add remaining flour and knead with a dough hook attachment until dough is smooth an elastic (dough should be slightly sticky, but should pull away from the sides of the bowl).
4. Transfer dough to a large buttered mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until double, about 1 hour.
5. Butter a 13" x 9" baking dish, set aside. Punch dough down and divide into 20 pieces (they should be about 1/4 cup each). Roll pieces into balls and place in greased baking dish (I do 5 rows of 4, they will touch vertically). Let rise until double, about 30 minutes.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake rolls 17 - 20 minutes until golden.
7. Remove from oven and brush with melted butter. Serves 20

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