Mashed Potato Dinner Rolls

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 25
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast (1 pkg)
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 3/4 cup water, very hot from a kettle (but not boiling)
• 1/4 cup powdered milk
• 1/4 cup dry instant potato flakes
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten lightly
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, as needed

Recipe

• 1 mix together yeast, 1/2 cup lukewarm water (not too hot or you will kill the yeast), and 1 tbsp sugar; set aside until foamy.
• 2 (if the yeast mixture doesn't foam or froth after 10 minutes, start over-either your yeast is stale or your water was too hot and killed the yeast).
• 3 mix together all remaining ingredients in order, except for the flour.
• 4 stir in one cup of the flour and beat well.
• 5 add the yeast mixture and another cup of the flour, mixing well.
• 6 keep adding flour util the mixture forms a smooth, not sticky, ball, adding as much or as little flour as needed to achieve the proper texture (this will vary due to humidity levels).
• 7 knead well for about 10 minutes, until elastic.
• 8 place in a greased bowl, flip dough over to coat top, cover tightly with plastic wrap and let dough rise until doubled in a place free of drafts and somehwat warm.
• 9 it may take 1-2 hours to double, depending upon the temperature in your home that day.
• 10 punch dough down and roll into 25-30 rolls.
• 11 set rolls into a greased pan, cover with plastic wrap and let rise again until almost doubled, perhaps 40 minutes-1 hour.
• 12 bake int a preheated 375 f oven for 12-15 minutes.