Portuguese Sweet Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 medium potato, peeled and sliced
• 6 cups all-purpose flour (6 to 6 1/2 cups)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages fast rising yeast
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, cut into pieces
• 3 eggs
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan, combine water and potatoes. bring to boil; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until tender. drain potato, reserving cooking water. with fork, mash potato. measure 1/2 cup mashed potato and set aside.
• 2 in large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, lemon peel and salt. heat 2/3 cup potato water, milk and butter until warm (105º to 115ºf). gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. add eggs, reserved mashed potato and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. with spoon, stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
• 3 on lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. place in greased bowl, turning to grease top. cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 45 to 60 minutes. (with rapid rise yeast, cover kneaded dough and let rest on floured surface 10 minutes. proceed with recipe.).
• 4 punch dough down. remove dough to lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. roll each half to 30-inch rope; coil in two greased 9-inch pie pans. cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 45 to 60 minutes.
• 5 bake at 350ºf for 40 to 45 minutes, or until done. remove from pans; let cool on wire rack. sift powdered sugar over coils.