Potato Onion Rolls

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup instant mashed potatoes
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• 2 in a large bowl combine 1 1/2 cup flour, potato flakes, sugar, salt and yeast; mix well.
• 3 in a medium saucepan heat milk, butter and onions until very warm (120 to 130 f).
• 4 add warm liquid and eggs to flour mixture.
• 5 blend at slow speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• 6 by hand, stir in 2 to 2 1/2 cups flour until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
• 7 on floured surface, knead in 1 cup flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• 8 place dough in a greased bowl; cover loosely with plastic wrap and cloth towel.
• 9 let rise in a warm place (80 to 85 f) until light and doubled on size, 30 to 45 minutes.
• 10 grease 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans.
• 11 punch down dough several times to remove all air bubbles.
• 12 divide dough into 24 equal pieces; shape into balls.
• 13 place in greased pan. cover, let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, 15 to 30 minutes.
• 14 heat oven to 375°f uncover dough. bake at 375 for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. immediately remove from pan; cool on wire rack.