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Potato Rolls

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Unbelievably light and tender, these rolls practically melt in your mouth. They take a little advanced planning, but are terrific for the holidays when staggered cooking times are necessary.

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoon Yeast
  • ½ cups Water
  • ¾ cups White Granulated Sugar, Plus A Pinch For The Yeast
  • 1 cup Potato Cooking Water, Lukewarm
  • ¾ cups Shortening (could Also Use Butter)
  • 2 whole Eggs, Lightly Beaten
  • 1-¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Mashed Potatoes (cook And Mash About 2 Medium-sized Potatoes, Do Not Add Milk Or Butter)
  • 5 cups To 6 Cups White Flour

Preparation

Note: 36 rolls is only an average. The number of rolls is dependent on how much dough you use for each roll.

Dissolve yeast in the 1/2 cup warm water. Add a pinch of sugar to help activate the yeast.

While the yeast is proofing, in the bowl of a heavy duty electric mixer, mix together the hot potato water and the shortening until the shortening has melted.

Add the 3/4 cup sugar, salt, and mashed potatoes and mix until everything is well blended. Allow the mixture to cool before adding the yeast and eggs, otherwise you will have dead yeast and cooked eggs. Not a pretty sight.

Add the proofed yeast and the eggs to the above cooled mixture and mix until well blended.

Add 3 cups of flour and mix on medium speed until smooth.

With the mixer running, add 2-3 more cups flour, 1/2 cup at a time, just until the dough leaves the side of the bowl. The dough should be soft, but not sticky. Mix on high speed until smooth and elastic.

Gather into a ball and place in a large oiled bowl. Turn the dough over once in the bowl so that the oiled side of dough is facing up. Place plastic wrap tightly over the bowl and put in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours. (I had my dough in the fridge for almost 24 hours but only because I did not have time to make the rolls until then.)

Remove dough from the refrigerator and punch down. Knead the dough by hand for a minute or two to work out the large gas bubbles. Return the dough to the bowl, cover, and allow to warm for about 30 minutes.

Shape rolls and place in a well oiled pan. Put in a warm place and allow to rise until about doubled in bulk. Bake in a 375ºF oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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Terri @ that's some good cookin' on 7.31.2011

To cknowers: Thank you so much for the compliment. I’m happy that the rolls worked out well for you!

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heidimay18 on 4.23.2014

They weren’t the best rolls I’ve ever made, but I made them dairy free and that is a huge win for the food allergies at our house so we will be making them again.

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Leafnlily on 10.19.2011

Outstanding! We made them a little bigger so we didn’t yield as many but found the cooking time still worked. Super delicious.

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cknowers on 7.30.2011

Loved them! I did however spread melted butter over the tops 5 mins prior to removing from the oven.

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