Amish Potato Cinnamon Roll
Ingredients:
- 2 packages yeast
- ¾ cup warm water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Idaho® russet mashed potatoes
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 5½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2-4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- Cinnamon
Directions:
- Dissolve yeast in warm water. Let rest until bubbly.
- Melt butter over low heat. Turn off heat and add sour cream, salt, mashed potatoes, sugar. Stir together, then pour into the bowl of a stand mixer. With dough hook attachment, on low speed, mix. Add egg and 2 cups of flour. When mixture is fairly smooth, slowly add the remaining flour, about 2 to 2½ cups until dough pulls away from sides of bowl and mixture is soft, but not tacky.
- Turn dough onto floured counter and knead for a few minutes. Put into a bowl and cover with a cloth. Let rise in a warm place until dough has doubled in size, approximately 1 hour. Punch down the dough, remove from bowl onto floured counter.
- Roll dough into a 12x18" rectangle, brush with melted butter. Cover with 1 cup brown sugar, then sprinkle cinnamon liberally over the sugar. Roll into a tight jelly roll shape.
- Slice roll into 12 pieces and place into a buttered (removed space between one and buttered) 12x9" ovenproof pan or divide between two 9". Let rise for about ½ hour.
- Bake at 345°F (325°F convection) for about 25-30 minutes uncovered until lightly browned.
- Cool slightly, then cover with Boiled Maple Frosting.