sweet potato gingerbread dinner rolls

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Cape Coral, FL
Updated on May 31, 2014

These rolls are both luxurious specialty and a home baked comfort food. Let's get baking!

prep time 1 Hr 45 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 12-16 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • WET MIX
  • 1 can sweet potatoes in syrup
  • 2 tablespoons dark molasses
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice, ground
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 3 - eggs
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup candied walnuts, chopped (optional)
  • 4 1/4 cups white wheat flour
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil (substitute softened butter)
  • LEAVENER
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tablespoon yeast
  • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar

How To Make sweet potato gingerbread dinner rolls

  • Step 1
    Combine leavener ingredients. Whisk. Let stand 10 minutes.
  • Step 2
    Optionally dice or pureed the canned sweet potatoes.
  • Step 3
    Combine all wet ingredients. Mix quite well.
  • Step 4
    Add leavener. Well combine.
  • Step 5
    Knead for 5 minutes. Then placed in an oiled bowl. Let rise in a warm place covered by a wet towel.
  • Step 6
    In 45 minutes, punch down and knead for 2 minutes.
  • Step 7
    Grease a cookie sheet. Roll balls of dough slightly larger than a ping pong ball.
  • Step 8
    Let rise on the cookie sheet for 45 minutes.
  • Step 9
    Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 12 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.

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Category: Biscuits
Method: Bake
Culture: Southern
Ingredient: Flour

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