Featherlight Yeast Rolls

Name: Featherlight Yeast Rolls
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package Active dry yeast; 631 milliliters all-purpose flour; 227 grams russet (baking) potato , peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tbsps sugar; 1 sticks unsalted butter, divided; 118 milliliters whole milk

Featherlight Yeast Rolls

Featherlight Yeast Rolls might be just the bread you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 83 calories, 2g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. If you have butter, flour, russet potato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 35 minutes.

Instructions

Generously cover potato with cold water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then simmer, covered, until very tender, about 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking liquid, then drain potato well.

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Potato

Water

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Sauce Pan

Meanwhile, melt 2 1/2 tablespoons butter.

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Butter

Mash hot potato in a large bowl with a fork. Stir in milk, salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 tablespoons melted butter (mixture will be lumpy).

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Butter

Potato

Sugar

Milk

Salt

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Bowl

Cool 1/2 cup cooking liquid to warm (105 to 115°F). Stir in yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, Start over with new yeast and remaining cooking liquid.)

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Yeast

Stir yeast mixture into potato mixture, then stir in flour with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms.

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Potato

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

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Wooden Spoon

Turn out dough onto a floured surface and knead, dusting surface and hands with just enough flour to keep dough from sticking, until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes (dough will be slightly sticky).

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Brush a large bowl with some of remaining melted butter, then turn dough in bowl to coat. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and let rise, chilled, 8 to 12 hours.

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Butter

Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Punch down dough (do not knead), then halve.

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Dough

Punch

Roll each half into a 12-inch-long log on a very lightly floured surface with lightly floured hands.

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Roll

Cut each log into 12 equal pieces and roll each into a ball. Arrange evenly spaced in 6 rows of 4 (less than 1/2 inch apart) in a buttered 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking pan. Cover pan with a kitchen towel (not terry cloth).

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Roll

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Kitchen Towels

Baking Pan

Let rolls rise in a draft-free place at warm room temperature until doubled (they will fill pan), 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

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Roll

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Frying Pan

Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Melt remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter.

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Butter

Brush top of rolls with melted butter and bake until golden-brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Loosen edges with a sharp knife, then transfer rolls to a rack and cool slightly.

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Butter

Roll

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Rolls are best the day they're baked but can be frozen, wrapped well, up to 1 month. Thaw, then reheat, uncovered, on a baking sheet in a 350°F oven, 5 to 10 minutes.

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Roll

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