These potato rolls don’t require any kneading and are hands down the best rolls we’ve ever had. Our number one most requested recipe
These are seriously the best potato rolls ever. They are so soft and seriously melt in your mouth. They are ridiculously buttery. I’d say that this is hands down my most requested recipe IRL (in real life). Isn’t it so funny how I even have to mention IRL? We live in such a totally different world than what I grew up in.
I remember our first cordless telephone. Yup, cordless. Pretty big time yeah? It was grey and had this rubbery, horn shaped back to make it more comfortable to place on your shoulder. HA! So ridiculous. And the internet. Oh, the internet. It was dial up, of course. I can just hear it now, “duuuuun, deet do do do deet dee, rrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaccccccrrrrrchhhhhhhhchchchcdongdongdeeeee”
Lol, yup, just said that all out loud as I wrote it out. So hilarious to think how long we would have to wait for everything to load and then each page we visited would take a couple minutes to load. I actually remember leaning back at my dad’s desk, reading a book waiting for AIM to load.
The Best Potato Rolls
Don’t even try to tell me that you never used AIM. Carri416. Yes, that was my screen name, and I bet you remember yours too. Oh my goodness that seems so long ago!!! We thought we were so cool chatting on it. And now here we all are, years later, the internet on our phones and it moves 10x faster than our computers did. This is real life folks, real life.
And I just know that now that we are all grownups one of your wishes is to know how to make perfectly delicious rolls right? Especially Easter. Easter always needs perfectly fluffy rolls.
Well, forget the basic roll recipe, this one is way easier (no kneading) and in our opinion, much tastier.
How Long Do the BEST Potato Rolls Last?
These BEST Potato Rolls will say soft for days thanks to the potato starch molecules’ ability to keep wheat starches from getting stale.
Cool BEST Potato Rolls thoroughly before storing and place in plastic storage bag, or wrap in foil and store at room temperature.
Properly stored, rolls will last for about 5 to 7 days at normal room temperature. But, lets be honest here-the BEST Potato Rolls are so darn good, you won’t have any left-overs to store!
Can you Freeze BEST Potato Rolls?
Bake BEST Potato Rolls as usual — as if you were going to serve them right away.
Let them cool completely, then wrap them tightly in aluminum foil.
Place the foil-wrapped package in a freezer bag or storage container and freeze for up to a month
First you’ll make up your dough. Yes, it takes a while to let the dough rise, but it’s worth it. And really, it’s just sitting on the counter, so you can totally accomplish other things. Next, you’ll roll your dough out, use very soft butter to butter half of the dough, fold the unbuttered side over the buttered half of dough and press lightly to seal shut. Then, slice into strips, about the size of the tip of your thumb to the knuckle. The really long pieces I generally cut in half, but I also love huge rolls (not on my body), so it’s up to you.
Last, and this really is quite easy when you think about it, you’ll create a knot by crossing the ends, as pictured above, and pull one end through the hole. Just like when you are tying your shoe. You can then lay the roll down on a greased baking sheet, or I like to tuck the little end underneath, as pictured below. If you don’t want knots you can roll out four circles, butter two and place the other two on top, creating two buttered circles. Cut in pizza slices and roll, starting at the fat end into crescent rolls.
Oh, and make sure you eat one straight out of the oven. Oh my goodness, it’s like heaven. The best potato rolls literally melt in your mouth.
Why are BEST Potato Rolls lighter than other rolls?
When you boil potatoes, it enlarges the starch molecules. This makes it difficult for the proteins in the flour to form gluten (the enemy of light, airy bread and pastry).
Potatoes contain potassium which causes yeast to rise faster than it would with breads that contain only wheat.
Potato starches absorb more water than wheat starches, leading to a moist texture.
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We use these dehydrated potatoes as they seem to give the best flavor and texture.
Any ol’ scraper will do but we prefer a plastic scraper to scrape the dough and flour off our counter and out of bowls for 10x faster clean up.
We bake everything on a silpat; cookies, rolls and even loaf breads cook evenly and without sticking! No spray needed!
The cookie sheet you use absolutely can make or break your recipe. If it’s too dark it will cause your food to look dark and over-bake. You want a cookie sheet that bakes evenly and wont affect color.
I love glass mixing bowls, but the truth is, everyone should have good stainless bowls in all sizes and these are great ones.
The BEST Potato Rolls
The BEST Potato Rolls
These potato rolls don’t require any kneading and are hands down the best rolls we’ve ever had. Our number one most requested recipe
Ingredients:
- 3/4 Cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 Sticks (3/4 Cup) Land O’Lakes Unsalted Butter
- 3 Cups Scalded Milk* instructions below
- 1 Cup Potato Flakes
- 1 Tablespoon Salt
- 4 Eggs
- 1 Tablespoon Instant Yeast or 2 Tablespoons Regular Yeast. We use instant
- 7 Cups Flour
- *1/3 cup additional butter, softened
Directions:
- Heat a medium sauce pan over medium heat and add the milk.
- Cook until the edges begin to foam and froth, but do not allow it to boil. There will be a little layer of the milk “skin” on top.
- Remove from heat and add the sugar, butter, potato flakes and salt.
- Stir thoroughly and allow to cool to luke warm.
- Add the yeast, stir and then add the eggs, stirring until they are mixed in.
- Place the flour in a large bowl.
- Pour the milk mixture in and stir until the dough has come together, but is still soft. Sometimes we only use like 6- 6 1/2 cups of flour. This is not like a bread dough. It is a slightly sticky dough.
- Cover the bowl with a towel or saran wrap.
- Let dough rise for one hour.
Push down and divide dough into 2 parts.
Roll out one portion at a time to 1/2″ thick and butter 1/2 of dough with a few pats of butter.
Fold the unbuttered dough over the buttered dough and press to seal.
Cut into 1″ wide strips.
Pick up one strip at a time and tie into knots.
Or divide into 4 and roll each piece in a circle, butter 2/4 circles and place the unbuttered on top of each one, creating two different buttered, sealed circles.
Press down gently and cut into wedges.
Starting at the fat end, tightly roll into crescent rolls.
Place on lightly greased cookie sheet and cover with a towel.
Let rise for 1-2 hours more or until doubled in size.
Bake at 350 until golden brown, (14-20 min)
Butter can be replaced by butter flavored shortening if you’re ever in a pinch.
Scalding milk does not have to be scary. Just heat on med-low heat, watch for the foamy bubbles around the sides of the pan and use a wooden spoon to occasionally touch the top of the milk to see if a slight skin has formed.
Bread making just takes practice. You may be unsure of yourself the first time or two, but this is one of those things that the more you do it the better you get.
The dough will look shaggy. Don’t worry. Just place the towel over the bowl and let it rise anyway.
These can be made a day ahead, let the dough rest in the fridge, bring it back to room temp, roll it out and proceed as normal.
Nutrition Information
Yield: 32, Serving Size: 1
- Amount Per Serving:
- Calories: 199 Calories
- Total Fat: 7.8g
- Cholesterol: 237.4mg
- Carbohydrates: 27.7g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Sugar: 6g
- Protein: 4.5g
Love that these don’t require any kneading. So easy and tender!
I am all about no kneading!! Thanks Karla!
These are so perfectly fluffy!
Thanks Erin! They are perfect every time!
What are potato flakes?
They are the dehydrated potatoes you can buy to make instant mashed potatoes. You can buy them in a box and they are usually near the rice at the grocery store.
I am making these right now, but had a question about salt – is it really 1Tablespoon or is that a typo and should be 1 teaspoon? Seems like an enormous amount of salt. I put bout 1/2 Tablespoon and they will either not be salty enough or still overly salty! Thank you!
It really is 1 Tablespoon, but everyone tastes salt differently so feel free to play around with it.
It definitely needed the full tablespoon of salt. I am not a proficient baker, so didn’t realize that with 8 cups of flour, it would need that much salt. That was the only thing lacking from these delicious rolls. They were very easy to make and were light and delish straight from the oven! The recipe makes a large amount. I shaped in crescents, knots, and cloverleaf. The crescents were our favorite. Thank you for this recipe!
Would it be ok to use king arthur bread flour or will they not be as light as AP flour?
Hi Julie! You definitely want to use AP flour. Bread flour has different protein and gluten that will change the texture and awesomeness of these rolls.
Sooooo soft and delicious. These are the perfect rolls!
Aren’t they so dreamy?! They are our favorites!
These rolls are so good. My family just loves them! Thank you!
You’re so welcome! They are favorite in our house too! You can’t beat a fresh, warm homemade roll!
I former sister-in-law had a recipe very similar to this. She would mix the dough up and put it in a huge tupperware bowl. She kept in in the fridge and would just pich off the dough and bake what number she needed. The remaining dough put back in the fridge for another meal. She cooked them that way until the dough was all used. I’m guessing, but it probably lasted 3-4 meals. Could I do that with this recipe?
That’s so awesome! I’ll have to try that! I haven’t done it before so I can’t advise until we’ve tested, or let us know if you try it.