Leftover Mashed Potato Rolls
Heavenly Mashed Potato Rolls are my family's favorite. A great way to use up leftover mashed potatoes. They make a light and fluffy dinner roll that has enough texture for sandwiches or sliders.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup mashed potatoes (or about 1 large yukon gold potato)
- 1 cup whole milk
- ½ cup butter (melted)
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 envelopes active dry yeast (4 ½ teaspoons)
- 3 tablespoons sugar (heaping)
- 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
- 1 egg yolk (slightly beaten)
- 2 ⅔ cups bread flour
- 1 tablespoon flaky sea salt
Instructions
- If you don’t have left over mashed potatoes, you can microwave one or boil a large potato until it is tender when pricked with a fork. Allow it to cool.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, combine ¾ cup of mashed potato and milk and whisk until it is smooth and there are no lumps. Add the melted butter and mix. Change to the dough hook. Add all-purpose flour, yeast, and sugar and mix on medium speed until a very sticky dough forms, about 2 minutes.
- Let the dough rise in the same bowl in a warm place, uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Add eggs, the bread flour, and 1 tablespoon salt and mix on medium high until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes. Add additional flour if needed. Place dough in a buttered bowl and allow to rise in a warm place covered for 30 minutes until 1 ½ times its original size.
- Divide dough into 18 equal pieces. Form into balls and place in a 13 x 9 buttered baking pan so they are slightly touching. Brush tops with butter and let sit uncovered for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 400º. Brush tops with a little more butter and sprinkle with flaky salt. Bake until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Start with mashed potatoes, frozen or fresh
- For a warm humid place for the dough to rise, boil some water in the microwave and put the covered bowl in the warm microwave.
- You can freeze leftover mashed potatoes so you'll always have some on hand when you want to make these rolls.
- If you want to make these a day ahead, you can refrigerate the dough once you have formed it into balls. Let it come to room temperature before baking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 220IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
