Sweet Potato Crescent Rolls Recipe

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Sweet Potato Crescent Rolls
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
201
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 package. (4-1/2 tsp.) active dry yeast
  • 1 cup warm water (110o - 115o)
  • 14-1/2 oz. can mashed sweet potatoes (i can'tsp find them already mashed often, just use a regular size, about 15 oz., drain and mash them yourself)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1-1/2 tsp. salt (use entire amt.)
  • 5-1/2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup melted butter .

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water and let stand for 5 mins.
  2. Add remaining ingredients, except melted butter, to the above. Beat to form a dough. Knead on a well-floured surface for 6 - 8 mins. Put in a greased bowl and turn.* Cover and let rise until doubled in size for 1 hr. Punch down and allow to rest for 2 mins.
  3. Separate into thirds. Roll out each 3rd into a fairly thin circle and brush on melted butter. Using a pizza cutter, cut into twelve pieces (should be like a pie with twelve wedges). Roll into crescents, starting at wide end, rolling up to the point. Put onto GREASED baking sheets. Repeat with two other sections of dough.
  4. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 mins. Bake in a 375º oven for 13 - 15 mins., for 2 baking sheets, or until golden brown on top as well as the bottom.
  5. These can be made ahead, baked, and then frozen. Defrost for about an hour, then bake in a 350º oven for 10 mins. on a greased cookie sheet. Place sheet as high up in oven as possible.
  6. *A rising method I learned from Alton Brown that works great - get a tall plastic container (so you can see the dough). Grease well, place dough in and turn to grease the dough well. Cover the top of the plastic container with a clean kitchen towel. Place in oven (with oven off!). Boil some water and put in a second bowl and place that in oven. Close the door. The steam creates the right amount of heat to make the dough rise as needed. Works great every time! Do not use this method for the second rise, however.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 200.78 Kcal (841 kJ)
Calories from fat 79.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.86g 14%
Cholesterol 3.39mg 1%
Sodium 615.97mg 26%
Potassium 73.88mg 2%
Total Carbs 27.32g 9%
Sugars 2.22g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.87g 11%
Protein 3.3g 7%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 72.4mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 327.62 Kcal (1372 kJ)
Calories from fat 130.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.45g 14%
Cholesterol 5.53mg 1%
Sodium 1005.12mg 26%
Potassium 120.56mg 2%
Total Carbs 44.58g 9%
Sugars 3.63g 9%
Dietary Fiber 4.69g 11%
Protein 5.39g 7%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Iron 2.6mg 9%
Calcium 118.1mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.2
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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