Cinnamon Potato Rolls

Submitted by mary ellen b

"This recipe has been in my family for many years. I make them often and hope they will be a hit with your family too."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 18 rolls

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup hot mashed potatoes
• 1 1⁄2 cups water (110 to 115 degrees)
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages active dry yeast
• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour

• FILLING

• 1 1⁄3 cups packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons cream
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
• confectioners' sugar icing, optional

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and mashed potatoes.
2. Add water and yeast; mix well.
3. Cover and let rise in a warm place for one hour.
4. Meanwhile, combine filling ingredients and set aside.
5. Stir dough down;mix in butter, eggs and salt.
6. Gradually stir in flour.
7. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface;knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.
8. Divide dough in half.
9. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 12in.
10. by 12 inch square.
11. Divide filling and spread over each square to within 1 inch of the edges.
12. Roll up jelly-roll style.
13. Place in a greased 9 by 9inch baking pan.
14. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
15. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until golden.
16. Drizzle with a confectioners sugar icing if desired.

Reviews

[Rosalyn Gipson]

I made these cinnamon rolls and the dough is the best that I have had. The dough was light and easy to make. I made a couple of minor changes. Instead of using all purpose flour I used bread flour and I put butter, cinnamon, sugar and pecans in the bottom of the pan because my family does not care for glaze on their cinnamon rolls. Excellent recipe I can't wait to make these to take to my women's bible study group.

 

[Angeljewel]

Excallento great dough.... made carmael cinniamon rolls by melting 3T butter in bottom of pan, add 1/4 c brown sugar and let just come to bubbly simmer..add 1or 2 T milk stirring. May add nuts...cool slightly and line up rolls on top and raise and cook as per recipe.

 

[afabcookinmama]

Very moist and great flavor! I was a little confused when you said to roll the dough jelly-roll style, but then you didn't cut them before letting them rise again. I let them rise not cut and it was a hassle to cut them afterward, even with dental floss. Next time I will cut them first. I do love this recipe though! I've been looking for a good one! I used a thick butter cream frosting for mine and my family loved them! I like how fast they rise and how easy the dough is to handle and work with! Thanks so much!

 

[Sharlene~W]

Raised nicely and looked beautiful. My only complaint was that the filling settled to the bottom of the pan too much. I usually use a dry mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon--adding the cream liquifies the sugar too much.

 

[Lutie]

The dough is tender and yet, I felt the rolls were a little bland. Probably a little cream cheese to the icing might make up for it. Dough is easy with which to work, but it still needs some extra cinnamon. I used 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, but would use a little more next time. All-in-all a very good recipe, but still not the awesome one for which I am looking.