Delicious sweet potato dinner rolls made with sweet potato pureee, flour and yeast. These are really versatile as sandwich rolls also.
Why sweet potato is used in bread or muffins?
Sweet potatoes work wonderfully in baked recipes, offering a natural sweetness and a moist texture.
Sweet Potato Bread or Muffins: adds moisture and flavor. Check sweet potato muffins and bread recipes in this website.
Health benefits of sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are not only delicious but also incredibly nutritious! Here are some health benefits of sweet potatoes:
Rich in Nutrients:
- Vitamins: They are high in vitamins A, C, and B6, which are essential for eye health, immune function, and overall well-being.
- Minerals: Sweet potatoes contain minerals like potassium, manganese, and magnesium, important for heart health, muscle function, and metabolism.
High in Fiber:
- Dietary Fiber: They are a good source of dietary fiber, both soluble and insoluble, aiding digestion, promoting gut health, and contributing to a feeling of fullness.
Antioxidants:
- Beta-Carotene: The orange color of sweet potatoes comes from beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant that converts to vitamin A in the body. It's crucial for vision, skin health, and immune function.
- Anthocyanins: Purple varieties contain anthocyanins, potent antioxidants known for their anti-inflammatory properties.
Blood Sugar Regulation:
- Low Glycemic Index: Despite their natural sweetness, sweet potatoes have a lower glycemic index compared to regular potatoes, which means they are less likely to cause a rapid spike in blood sugar levels.
Heart Health:
- Potassium: Sweet potatoes contain potassium, which helps regulate blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Including sweet potatoes in your diet can provide an array of health benefits due to their nutrient density and diverse nutritional profile. They're a delicious and versatile addition to any meal!
How to make this Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls ?
You need following ingredients to make this sweet potato dinner rolls
- Whole wheat flour
- All purpose flour
- Instant yeast
- Boiled sweet potato
- Butter
- Egg
- Milk power
- Water
- Salt
For making this dinner rolls you need sweet potato puree. I found that for any sweet potato bread, you need to add only 7 ounce/200g of sweet potato puree is needed for about 12 ounce /340g of flour. I added little more flour.
Instructions fo make sweet potaot dinner rolls
On the day of baking add mashed sweet potato, I didn’t make it puree, you can if you want uniform texture to flours, egg, and milk powder and form an sticky but smooth dough with water.
Dry ingredients with egg and Soft and supple dough
sweet potato puree
Set aside for doubling once it is doubled in volume, divide the dough into 10 equal sized balls and set aside for second proofing.
When it is doubled again, do an eggwash and sprinkle seeds of your choice I used sesame seed, also used 1 tablespoon of sugar, if you want you can increase your favorite sweetener.
These dinner rolls are really soft and fluffy, make a sandwich or just slather some butter and toast and enjoy, option are endless. Here comes the recipe.
Storage
These dinner rolls will store well at room temperature for 4 days . For long term storage freeze them.
Variations
If you want a soft-topped roll, brush the rolls with melted butter right after you remove them from the oven.
Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cup 329g Whole Wheat flour
- 1 cup 130g All purpose flour/ Maida
- 2 teaspoon /6g Instant yeast
- 1 tablespoon 15g brown sugar use any sweetener of your choice
- ¼ cup 30g milk powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup 200g Sweet potato Boiled mashed
- 2 tablespoon 28g soft butter
- ¾ cup Water
- 1 ¼ teaspoon 7g salt
for eggwash
- 1 egg + 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoon white sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients into the bowl of your mixer . Mix until you've form a soft, but not sticky dough.
- Knead the dough for 6 minutes,
- then place it in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour or hour and half ; it will almost double in size and look puffy
To shape and finish the rolls:
- After the first rise, deflate the dough and divide it into 10 pieces. You can roll each piece(92g) into a ball, then flatten it to make it ¾-inch thick (this give it a large enough diameter to fit your sandwich on after baking).
- Place the rolls either in a hamburger bun pan or on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Cover with greased plastic wrap, and let rise for 25 to 30 minutes, until almost doubled. Brush the tops of the rolls with the beaten egg, and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using.
- Bake in a preheated 375°F/190.5C oven for 19 minutes, until the tops are a rich golden brown color, and the centers read above 190°F when measured with an instant-read thermometer. Remove the rolls from the oven and cool on a rack for 5 minutes, before removing from the pan and returning to the rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Jacqueline. says
My first time making sweet potato bread! The rolls were so flavourful and pretty easy to make! Thank you!
DK says
These sweet potato dinner rolls were fantastic! We actually used them as slider buns and they worked out perfectly!
Nicole says
These are some of the best dinner rolls I've ever had. I love the flavor and texture the sweet potato gives them.
Nicole says
I've never had dinner rolls made with sweet potato, but I'm already hooked! I made these last night, and the flavor is amazing. They're so light, too.
Liz says
These are YUMMY!!! I love the color and subtle sweetness!!!
mjskitchen says
You make the most wonderful breads Swathi! Absolutely Love this rolls! So lovely!
Suja Manoj says
Love the color,looks so cute
Joanne T Ferguson says
These look delicious Swathi and are on my list to do!
Pinned and shared!
Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says
Swathi, I make a LOT of bread, but I've never made any bread or rolls with sweet potatoes. Can't wait to try these!
Swathi says
Give it a try and let me know how it turned out.
Sundari says
very soft and yummy!! professionally made!!
Gloria says
These dinner rolls look Soft and delicious..
Mullai Madavan says
These Potato buns have been beautifully baked, delicious too!
julie says
wow..super delicious buns...yummy!!
Sathya @Mykitchenodyssey says
Sweet potato buns must be so delicious,Never heard about pureeying of potatoes,thanks for the info swathi.
tigerfish says
I don't bake but this is a great way to incorporate sweet potato in dinner rolls.
Marisa says
Thanks a lot for this marvellous recipe and all the tips you give for diabetic people.
Here in Valencia we usually use sweet potato for desserts, specially at Christmas time.
I'll give your rolls a try.
Cheers from a very hot Valencia.
Nalini Somayaji says
Superb Sweet Potato buns...delicious ....Let me grab one or two
I am loving these buns Swathi....Yum yum yummy in my style..
Indu Srinivasan says
delicious dinner rolls swati.
beena says
Kollalo. Adipoli
amrita says
dinner rolls with flavour of sweet potato yumm
Rafeeda says
The dinner rolls look soft and amazing...
Winnie says
These rolls look just PERFECT !!
It's been a long time since I've made a sweet-potato Challah, and you've just given me the urge to make it again, but this time as rolls 🙂
marudhuskitchen says
New type of bun..should be soft and spongy ..yumm
babitha costa says
love all form of dinners rolls,looks perfect