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Homemade Leftover Mashed Potato Cinnamon Rolls

Course Breakfast
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting time 2 hours

Ingredients

For the Cinnamon Roll Dough

  • 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water
  • 2 eggs
  • 2/3 cup butter melted
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 4-6 cups all-purpose flour

For the Filling

  • 1/4 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, stir together melted butter, mashed potatoes, eggs, and sugar.
  • Add in yeast, stir to combine.
  • Add in water and salt and stir to combine.
  • Add in flour 1 cup at a time until dough is thick. This usually takes about 4 cups of flour.
  • Turn dough out onto floured surface. The dough will be sticky. Knead dough until the dough is smooth and elastic and is tacky but not sticky. At this stage I often incorporate up to 1 more cup of flour into the dough. This usually takes about 4-5 minutes of kneading by hand.
  • If using a stand mixer, switch to the dough hook and knead dough until smooth and elastic. If dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl, add in a flour 1/2 cup at a time until it's tacky but not sticky.
  • Cover dough with clean dish towel and allow it to rise until doubled (about an hour).
  • Once the first proof is over, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead for a few minutes and then roll dough out into a rectangle.
  • Melt some 1/4 cup butter. Brush melted butter onto the dough.
  • Sprinkle the buttered dough generously with the cinnamon/sugar mixture. I use a mixture that is a little heavier on the sugar than cinnamon.
  • Roll the dough up and slice into rolls of desired thickness. Honestly, these rolls are best a bit on the thin side. I have tried making them fat, but the ratio of dough to filling was not as tasty.
  • Place the rolls on a 9×13" cake pan or 2 9×9" cake pans. Above I used a square cake pan, which makes the rolls nice an soft. My mother always used a cookie sheet, which is very good, but makes for crustier outsides.
  • Allow rolls to rise for about an hour.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the rolls for 25 minutes or so.
  • Ice as desired. My mother’s icing was just a simple combination of powdered sugar, milk, and a teaspoon of vanilla. Use as much milk as you would like to make the icing as thin as you like.

Notes

Can use 2/3 cup potato flakes instead of 1 cup mashed potatoes.