MASHED POTATO CINNAMON ROLLS

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From an old family recipe, these mashed potato cinnamon rolls taste best the same day they are baked. We like to make a batch on school-cancelled snow days to eat and share with our neighbors.

Provided by vonn

Categories     Bread     Yeast Bread Recipes

Time 2h40m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups warm milk
1 cup mashed potatoes
⅔ cup shortening
⅔ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
7 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
½ cup brown sugar, or as needed
2 tablespoons milk, or as needed
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
½ cup raisins, or to taste
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup butter, melted
½ cup milk
3 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Steps:

  • Mix warm milk, mashed potatoes, shortening, white sugar, eggs, and salt together using an electric mixer in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle yeast over mixture and stir gently until yeast is dissolved and well mixed.
  • Add flour 2 cups at a time to milk mixture using an electric mixer until dough becomes thick. Set aside mixer and add flour gradually, kneading dough on a work surface by hand until it is smooth and no longer wet and sticky. Place dough back into the mixing bowl and cover with a wet cloth. Set in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, about 1 hour.
  • Roll 1/2 of the dough out onto a floured surface into a rectangle shape, about 1/2-inch thick. Repeat with remaining dough. Mix brown sugar and enough milk to make a paste together in a small bowl. Smooth paste evenly across both dough rectangles and sprinkle generously with cinnamon. Sprinkle with raisins.
  • Roll dough rectangles up and slice into 1 1/2-inch sections. Place rolls into 7 greased pie pans, gently pressing down using your fingers to squish into pans. Set rolls in a warm place until puffy, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Bake rolls in the preheated oven until light brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, bring brown sugar and butter to a boil over low heat in a saucepan, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Stir in milk and return to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm temperature, about 5 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar until thickened. Beat using an electric mixer until it reaches a spreading consistency, adding warm water or additional milk if frosting gets stiff.
  • Remove rolls from the oven and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes. Frost and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Cholesterol 21.8 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.1 g, Sodium 150.4 mg, Sugar 28.1 g

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