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Potato Rolls

April 13, 2013 by mandyrecipebox

These Potato Rolls are the best rolls that I have ever eaten. For real. If you are looking for that perfect roll recipe, make these Potato Rolls and you’ll never look back!

Since having Isaac, I haven’t cooked a whole lot. It is so hard to do it when baby boy wants to be held all.the.time. Or when he thinks the second he wakes up, it’s feeding time. Or when you only have 5 minutes in between feeding Isaac, laundry, showering, breathing, and feeding Isaac. It has been simple meals like grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup or chicken strips. I am hoping as he gets older, it will get easier.  But when I saw these rolls on a local tv show called Studio 5, I had to try them.



Oh.You.Guys.
I know everyone has their favorite recipe for rolls and they think it is the best ever.
These rolls kick those rolls’ trash. No offense.
They are the best rolls ever. 
I have yet to make a delicious bread that actually turns out soft and fluffy and if you threw it at a window, it wouldn’t break said window.
You must try them. Sweet Basil, how I love you.
I halved the recipe and got 12 big rolls.  I also made Cinnamon Rolls out of this recipe. It was be divine. 
Just be sure to use potato flakes or potato pearls and not mashed potatoes. They won’t turn out right.
 
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Potato Rolls
 
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These Potato Rolls are the best rolls that I have ever eaten. For real. If you are looking for that perfect roll recipe, make these Potato Rolls and you'll never look back!
Author: Mandy Bird
Ingredients
  • ¾ c. sugar
  • ¾ c. butter
  • 3 c. scalded milk* instructions below
  • 1 c. potato flakes
  • 1 Tbsp. salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp. SAF Instant Yeast or 2 Tb Fleischmann's yeast
  • 7 c. flour
  • *1/3 c. additional butter, softened
Directions
  1. Heat a medium sauce pan over medium heat and add the milk. Cook until the edges begin to foam and froth, but do not allow it to boil. There will be a little layer of the milk "skin" on top.
  2. Remove from heat and add the sugar, shortening or butter, potato flakes and salt.
  3. Stir thoroughly and allow to cool to lukewarm.
  4. Add the yeast, stir and then add the eggs, stirring until they are mixed in.
  5. Place the flour in a large bowl.
  6. Pour the milk mixture in and stir until the dough has come together, but is still soft. Sometimes I only use like 6- 6½ cups of flour. This is not like bread dough. It is slightly sticky dough.
  7. Cover the bowl with a towel or saran wrap.
  8. Let dough rise for one hour.
  9. Push down and divide dough into 3 parts.
  10. Roll out one portion at a time to ½" thick and butter ½ of dough with a few pats of butter.
  11. Fold the unbuttered dough over the buttered dough and press to seal.
  12. Cut into 1" wide strips.
  13. Pick up one strip at a time and tie into knots.
  14. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and cover with a towel.
  15. Let rise for 1-2 hours more or until doubled in size.
  16. Bake at 350 until golden brown, 14-20 min.
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Sweet Basil’s Notes:
Butter can be replaced by butter flavored shortening if you’re ever in a pinch.
Scalding milk does not have to be scary. Just heat on med-low heat, watch for the foamy bubbles around the sides of the pan and use a wooden spoon to occasionally touch the top of the milk to see if a slight skin has formed.
Bread making just takes practice. You may be unsure of yourself the first time or two, but this is one of those things that the more you do it the better you get.
The dough will look shaggy. Don’t worry. Just place the towel over the bowl and let it rise anyway.
These can be made a day ahead, let the dough rest in the fridge, bring it back to room temp, roll it out and proceed as normal.

 

 

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Comments

  1. Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says

    April 13, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    These look fabulous Mandy! It's challenging making any food with a baby around, but it will get better…or if you are like me you just prepare everything at night after they go to bed and finish it the next day 🙂

  2. Elizabeth Waterson says

    April 14, 2013 at 1:57 am

    These rolls look delicious!! What and interesting ingredient, potato flakes.And cinnamon rolls! YUM!

  3. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    April 16, 2013 at 1:35 am

    I think you have an excuse not to cook too much! Babies are so time consuming. 🙂 LOVE these rolls SO much Mandy

  4. Krista Low says

    April 16, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    This recipe looks amazing! I love homemade bread. These remind me of rolls my Grandma used to make when I was little. I would love for you to link these up on Thursday @ Great Idea Thursday's http://ahandfulofeverything.blogspot.com 🙂 Krista

  5. Lori @ A Bright and Beautiful Life says

    April 16, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    Your rolls are so pretty. They look tasty, too.<br /><br />

  6. Emily Thompson says

    April 19, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    yum! These sound really good… I just love bread :o) Thanks for linking up to tasteful Tuesdays at Nap-Time Creations! I really appreciate the link back too :o) Look forward to seeing you again at the party next week.

  7. Pint Sized Baker says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:10 am

    I love potato bread! I bet these are good! Pinned this! Thanks for sharing these on Two Cup Tuesday at <a href="" rel="nofollow">Pint Sized Baker</a> I hope to see ya again on Monday night!

  8. Carrian Cheney says

    January 29, 2014 at 2:21 am

    oh my goodness! How am I just not getting a notification about this? Thank you so much for the love! mwah!!!!

  9. Annie @ Annie's Noms says

    October 20, 2015 at 11:21 am

    These look delicious! Bet they’d be perfect with a bowl of homemade soup!

  10. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says

    October 22, 2015 at 6:24 am

    Best rolls EVER? I have to try these!

    • mandyrecipebox says

      October 22, 2015 at 10:17 pm

      I’m not even lying!

  11. fabiola@notjustbaked says

    October 22, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    I will eat them allll! I love a good potato roll, seriously all.

  12. Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

    October 22, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    These look and sound absolutely delicious! And what a perfect texture these rolls have!

    • mandyrecipebox says

      October 22, 2015 at 10:18 pm

      Thanks, Kimberly!

  13. Cristina says

    October 23, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Beautiful, versatile rolls – like that you halved the recipe and used the rest for a sweet treat. Definitely a go to recipe for weekday/ends meals and perfect for holiday gatherings!

  14. Cynthia/What A Girl Eats says

    October 24, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Those looks so good! They’d be the perfect accompaniment to a Thanksgiving meal…great for sopping up gravy!

  15. Steph @ Steph in Thyme says

    October 24, 2015 at 7:57 pm

    Oh the beauty of those braids!

  16. Christiane ~ Taking On Magazines says

    October 24, 2015 at 8:50 pm

    Wow, what gorgeous rolls. If you’re gonna take time from baby to cook, these are the things to make. They look amazing.

  17. Brandon @ Kitchen Konfidence says

    October 25, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    Mmmm, I love to dunk one of these in a big bowl of chicken soup!! Over and over and over again 🙂

    • mandyrecipebox says

      October 25, 2015 at 9:18 pm

      That’s the best way to eat them!

  18. Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says

    October 25, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    Mandy – these are great recipe for the holidays – I need to bookmark this for Thanksgiving!

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