Sweet Potato Crescent Rolls

This is something that I’ve been procrastinating about because I thought it would take too long to make. Surprise! It actually went together fairly quickly, for a yeast bread. Definitely worth the effort – another winner from Simply in Season.

The recipe:

1 1/2 cups whole wheat bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs active dry yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1 cup sweet potatoes (cooked and mashed)
1 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
1 large Egg beaten
2-2 1/2 cup bread flour
2 Tbs butter melted

1. Combine flour through allspice in a large bowl.

2. Combine sweet potatoes, milk, and butter in a large saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring until butter is melted and mixture is warm. Add to the flour mixture. Beat with mixer set on low speed, scraping bowl, until mixture is all moistened (1-2 minutes).

3. Add egg and beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.

4. Stir in enough bread flour until dough is easy to handle. Turn onto floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 7-9 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turn to grease both sides, cover with a damp cloth, and let rise until double. Punch down dough and divide in half. Roll each half of dough on lightly floured surface into a 12 inch circle.

5. Brush each circle with 1 T melted butter. Cut into 12 wedges and tightly roll up each wedge from wide end to point. Place each roll point side down on greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled. Bake in preheated oven at 375 until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.

Servings: 24

The verdict: I LOVED the sweet potato flavor in these, and I served them to DH’s brew crew. They ate them all up! So soft and delicious, MUCH better than the ol’ pop can.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/24 of a recipe (1.4 ounces).
Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving
Calories 92.3
Calories From Fat (34%) 31.17
% Daily Value
Total Fat 3.55g 5%
Saturated Fat 2.07g 10%
Cholesterol 17.25mg 6%
Sodium 107.88mg 4%
Potassium 80.57mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 12.84g 4%
Fiber 0.68g 3%
Sugar 3.22g
Protein 2.36g 5%

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