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30 Semi-Healthy Days - Day 8: Sweet Potato Rolls

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/4 cup warm milk
• 1 packet rapid rise yeast
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 eggs
• 4 Tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 sweet potato
• 5 - 5 1/2 cups flour

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Polk the sweet potato with a fork a few times and place in the oven, directly on the rack. Let bake for 50 - 60 minutes until soft.
3. Peel and mash the sweet potato.
4. Combine the water, milk, yeast and sugar in a small dish and set aside for 5 minutes until foamy.
5. Combine the flour, salt, eggs, melted butter mashed sweet potato and herbs in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.
6. Add the yeast mixture and combine.
7. Continue mixing until the dough forms a ball and pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Add flour as needed to get to this consistency.
8. Place the dough in a large bowl greased with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap for about an hour until doubled in size.
9. Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces and place on parchment-lined or greased baking sheet. Cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for another 30 minutes.
10. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
11. Bake for 20 minutes until golden.