Potato Rolls

These Potato Rolls uses leftover mashed potatoes to create moist, soft, buttery dinner rolls perfect for any table spread.  These make-ahead rolls will take one more thing off your to-do list this holiday season. 

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Homemade dinner rolls are necessary in my family.  My big mama made the best homemade rolls.  She was such a pro with yeast.  Since learning her techniques, I have played around with various ingredients to make rolls that have different textures and flavors.  

These potato rolls were a hit.  I love that you can make these with either leftover mashed potatoes or even canned potatoes in a pinch.  It is really flexible.  The herby butter glaze takes it over the top!

Ingredients

Grab these most important ingredients and let’s get baking!

• All purpose flour
• Sugar
• Instant Yeast
• Mashed potatoes
• Eggs
• Butter
• Herbs

How to Make Potato Rolls

Grab your stand mixer and combine the flour, sugar, yeast, and salt.

Warm up the potatoes slightly and combine with the butter to loosen.

Add the potatoes, warm water, and eggs to the stand mixer. Mix well to get a smooth, sticky dough. Allow the dough to rise for about an hour before refrigerating overnight.

The next day (or up to two days later) roll the dough into 12 balls on a lightly floured surface before placing in a 9×13 baking dish.

Cover again to allow the dough a second rise before baking.

Baked rolls will be golden brown and perfected with a brush of the herb butter.

Use leftover mashed potatoes

These rolls can be made with any mashed potato, even mashed sweet potatoes! This dinner roll recipe is flexible and flavorful making it the ultimate companion to any dinner. To use leftover mashed potatoes, warm them up slightly in the microwave. Not too hot to handle, but warm enough to wear the mashed potatoes are easy to work with and incorporate into the dough.

Variations

Try something new each time you make these rolls. Add some other herbs, or make a sweeter roll with warm spices when using sweet potatoes as the base.

Then of course there is the obvious choice of adding a layer of melted cheese to the top with garlic for a riff on cheesy garlic bread rolls! YUM!

Storage and Leftover

In the unlikely event you have leftover rolls, they can be wrapped up in plastic wrap and sealed in a Ziploc bag. Store in a cool dark place and they will keep for about 4 days.

You could also freeze them and store them in the deep freezer for about a month. To thaw from the freezer, place in the refrigerator overnight.

What to Serve With

Holiday leftovers come to mind! Try making mini sliders with holiday ham, turkey, or even burger sliders.

FAQs

What’s the difference between potato rolls and regular rolls?
Potato rolls have potato, of course, and traditionally are made with whole wheat flour. Knowing whole wheat flour isn’t as accessible to everyone in all part of the country, we used all purpose flour for this recipe.

Are potato rolls healthier or better than regular rolls?
That is a very loaded question. From a very basic standpoint, yes potato rolls have more nutrients in them than a standard white bread roll. White flour is very processed and stripped of fiber nutrients. Potatoes are higher in potassium, iron, and magnesium compared to white flour.

Are potato rolls low carb or gluten free?
No these are not low carb nor gluten-free. You could substitute the all-purpose flour here for 1:1 gluten free baking flour though for similar results.

More Roll Recipes

If you love this, you will also love Cheddar Rosemary Dinner Rolls, Cinnamon Honey Butter Dinner Rolls, Hawaiian Sweet Rolls and Garlic Cheese Stuffed Rolls.