Comments on: Potato Cinnamon Rolls for two https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/ by Christina Lane Sat, 28 Jan 2023 19:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Jamie https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192467184 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 19:49:03 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192467184 Well, these were a flop for me. I’ve made LOTS of cinnamon rolls in my time, but thought these potato ones sounded good. The dough was VERY wet (yes, I weighed the potato and followed the direction for how much total water to use). I probably added a whole extra half cup of flour or more, and it was still sloppy. I even tried kneading it a little to see if developing the gluten would make it more handleable. Finally, I just decided to trust the process, set it aside to proof, and then formed the rolls as best I could with the floppy dough. Following the advice of other commenters, I made 4 rolls in an 8″x8″ pan, but these expanded and baked up into one huge loaf. The outside got very brown, but after I took it out, the middle deflated and the inside was essentially uncooked mashed potato dough. Inedible. I can’t imagine making this as only two rolls in a 9×5 pan. As I said before, I’m an experienced baker of yeast rolls, so there’s definitely something off here. All I can think is that the boiling process of the potatoes must put a lot of water into the potatoes, which doesn’t get measured. Maybe the potatoes need to be a certain amount of weight AFTER being boiled and mashed, to account for water absorption? I can see from other comments that I’m not the only one who struggled with this recipe.

]]> By: Wendy https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192451236 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 03:14:39 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192451236 In reply to Wendy.

Updating- these baked up very large! The basic recipe will easily make 4 rolls. I added a pinch of salt, which it definitely needed. The texture was almost a cross between a biscuit and a bun, soft with a bit of a biscuit crumble. Super easy and nice change up :)

]]> By: Wendy https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192451200 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:33:04 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192451200 I doubled the recipe, since I needed 4 rolls, but I am thinking it would be super easy to get 4 rolls out of the recipe as it is.

Mine are just now starting their second rise and they are HUGE. 1 roll will easily feed two people, generously.

I will say, the dough was very, very soft, but handled gently, it was super easy to pat out into the 6” square, no rolling pin needed. I am very curious to try the finished product, so I will update once they are baked.

]]> By: Alyssa https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192450815 Mon, 18 May 2020 13:11:39 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192450815 I made these, but they definitely needed salt! It was rather humid out and it turned into more of a monkey bread/loaf situation, but the lack of salt made me not be able to eat. I would make again, but add a pinch of salt!

]]> By: Christina https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192450728 Wed, 13 May 2020 00:42:05 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192450728 ]]> Think this would work with sweet potatoes? 🤔

]]> By: Mel https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192450120 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:41:44 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192450120 In reply to Caroline.

I got 4 large rolls from this recipe !

]]> By: Thelma https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192449874 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:59:53 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192449874 Hi do you have a recipe for potato rolls? Can this recipe be adapted to make potato rolls? Thank you.

]]> By: Lisa https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192410865 Sun, 14 Oct 2018 19:22:51 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192410865 I already have leftover mashed potatoes… so I’m wondering how much of those to use? What’s equivalent???

]]> By: Mel https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-3/#comment-27174434192357876 Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:35:31 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192357876 In reply to Ronnie.

Ronnie, I had the same problem.
Needed to add lots more flour, which amazingly, did not affect the outcome…still delicious.

]]> By: Caroline https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192294110 Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192294110 This recipe is amazing! (un)Fortunately, it made wayyy more than two rolls. After the second rise, a total of nine rolls filled a 9X9 pan from bottom to top, nearly overflowing! (I was nervous that they would overflow in the oven, but luckily they didn’t.) A spoon and knife was needed to remove the somewhat-amorfous rolls from the pan after baking, but they were definitely worth it. These rolls are incredibly light and fluffy with a pleasant starchy aftertaste… I ate three almost immediately, so much for self-control! :) I’m not sure what I did differently than you; my dough was very moist, almost batter-like, but I only added flour until it become workable (maybe 1/4-1/3 cup).
I opened a brand new jar of yeast for this recipe, so perhaps it was just over-eager!
Either way, certainly a delicious recipe!! (=

]]> By: Christina Lane https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192278616 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:53:48 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192278616 In reply to Christie.

Hi Christie!
Thanks for writing. When I refrigerate the dough the night before, I just proceed with the recipe as normal. The only thing is, it will take a little longer for the rolls to rise in the pan before baking. Give them 45 minutes instead of 30 minutes in step #11.
Best of luck! Happy baking :)
Christina

]]> By: Christie https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-5/#comment-27174434192278604 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:16:37 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192278604 I’ve not had luck in the past with yeast and have been intimidated to try again but this simple recipe is giving me courage!

If I put the dough in the fridge overnight, does it need to come to room temp before moving to the next step? If so, how long of a wait?

]]> By: Mary https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-4/#comment-27174434192234851 Sat, 26 Apr 2014 03:01:23 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192234851 In reply to Mary.

And…I wanted to add that your recipe was easy to follow.
I weighed the cooked potato. I also added a few chopped walnuts.
This was soooo fluffy, I wondered if could double this recipe to make a loaf of bread?
(I’m making these cinnamon rolls again this weekend!)

]]> By: Mary https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-4/#comment-27174434192232733 Sat, 12 Apr 2014 22:06:56 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192232733 In reply to Dede.

I made these this morning…delicious.
I used a tad less of Cinnamon, added grated orange peel and halved the butter. Easy dough to work with. Next time I would make 4 instead of two, because they’re kinda large.

]]> By: Josie https://www.dessertfortwo.com/potato-cinnamon-rolls-for-two/comment-page-4/#comment-27174434192231672 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:27:47 +0000 http://www.dessertfortwo.com/?p=8362#comment-27174434192231672 Rebecca Rather is one of my favorites as well. LOVE her cookbooks! I’ve somehow missed this one, but I’ll be making them SOON. Gorgeous photos!

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