Dinner Rolls

I have tried for years to make good dinner rolls and for some reason, they always came out heavier than a hockey puck!  Well I found this recipe, tweeked it a little bit, and they are fabulous!  You use potatoes to make them....

Makes about 2 dozen and you use a popover or cupcake pan to make them.

Dinner Rolls

2 cups leftover mashed potatoes - cooled
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp. sea salt
5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 medium eggs
1/2 stick melted real butter

IN a large bowl, mix sugar, salt, yeast and about 2 to 2 1/2 cups of the flour. 

Heat the evaporated milk, water and shortening just to warm, do not boil.  Add it to the dry ingredients and beat with mixer for about 2 to 3 minutes.  Beat the eggs and add the eggs and the mashed potatoes.  Mix well with mixer for about 2 additional minutes.  Continue to add flour until it forms a soft dough.  The dough will be sticky.

Do not knead this dough.  Place it in a large greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap.  Refrigerate it overnight. 

In the morning, punch down the dough.  I spray my hands with cooking spray so the dough won't stick to them. Spray cupcake pan with cooking spray.  Roll the dough into small balls and drop 3 balls into each cupcake spot.  Cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray and set in a warm place.  Allow to rise until almost double and then remove plastic wrap and bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until browned on top.

Remove from oven and brush tops with melted butter. 

Serve warm.  Enjoy!