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sweet potato cinnamon rolls

(2 ratings)
msoltis avatar
Recipe by
Marilyn Bowser
@msoltis
Lake City, PA

These are my answer to a husband who will not eat vegetables. They are light flavorful and can be made with sugar or a sugar subsitute. Everyone loves these with a cup of coffee or tea they are the best!

(2 ratings)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 4 Hr
cook time 25 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sweet potato cinnamon rolls

  • 1 1/2 c
    mashed sweet potatoes (cooled)
  • 1/2 stick
    butter
  • 1 c
    sweet potato water saved from potatoes
  • 1 c
    1/2 and 1/2 ( milk may be used instead)
  • 2 Tbsp
    active dry yeast
  • 1 Tbsp
    molasses
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3 Tbsp
    sugar or sugar substitute
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 5 1/2-61/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • CINNAMON MIDDLE
  • 1/4 c
    sugar or sugar substitute
  • 3 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 stick
    butter

How To Make sweet potato cinnamon rolls

  • 1
    Place mashed sweet potatoes in bowl of stand mixer
  • 2
    Add sofenened 1/2 stick of butter and combine
  • 3
    Slightly warm the liquids and molasses and spinkle on yeast and stir and let sit 1-2 minutes
  • 4
    Pour yeast liquids over sweet potato mixture and combine
  • 5
    Add salt baking powder and sugar and mix
  • 6
    Mix flour in 1 cup at a time (dough will still be a bit sticky)
  • 7
    Replace mixing blade and attach dough hook knead with dough hook for 10 minutes
  • 8
    take dough hook out and cover bowl let rise in warm place about 1 1/2 hours.
  • 9
    When dough has doubled flour hands and remove from bowl the dump on floured board and roll out to approx 12by13 inch size
  • 10
    spread on butter, sugar, and cinnamon- roll up and cut in 12 equal slices
  • 11
    Place in greaded 13x9 inch pan / cover and let rise till doubled
  • 12
    Bake in a 350 degreed F preheated oven for 25 minutes.
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