Description
Soft sweet potato rolls with a cinnamon sugar filling and a candied topping.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Combine warm milk, yeast, and 1 tablespoon sugar. Let sit for 5 minutes until frothy.
- Mix sweet potato, melted butter, remaining sugar, and egg. Add yeast mixture.
- Stir in flour and salt until dough forms. Knead for 5 minutes.
- Cover and let rise for 1 hour until doubled.
- Roll dough into a rectangle. Spread with softened butter.
- Mix brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over butter.
- Roll up tightly and cut into 12 rolls.
- Place in a greased pan. Let rise for 30 minutes.
- Bake at 375°F for 20 minutes until golden.
- Mix powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over warm rolls. Top with pecans.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best results.
- You can prepare the dough the night before and refrigerate.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 roll
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 35mg