These are incredibly moist and freeze well in an airtight container. The rolls are giant, and the batch is large, so sharing is always a great option.
Rolls
- 1 cup hot mashed white potatoes
- 2 cups milk
- 7 cups (or more) flour
- 1-2 packages quick rise yeast
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 4 large eggs
Filling
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 2 cups brown sugar
- Cinnamon to taste
Icing
- 1 package softened cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pound sifted powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk (0r more to achieve desired consistency)
- Combined potatoes, milk, and one cup of flour in a large glass bowl.
- Beat until well combined.
- Cool to lukewarm (about 110 degrees) and stir in yeast.
- Cover and let rise until light, about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees and then turn off.
- Stir down mixture with a wooden spoon.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add salt and eggs and beat until blended.
- Stir butter, sugar, salt, eggs mixture into yeast mixture.
- Add remaining flour to make a firm dough.
- Knead until elastic, about 10-15 minutes.
- Grease an ovenproof bowl with butter.
- Put dough in bowl.
- Cover with a warm damp cloth and place in warmed oven (make sure it has been turned off) to rise – about 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
- Punch down dough.
- Turn onto a floured surface.
- Spread softened butter onto dough and top with brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll dough into a large log and cut into cinnamon rolls.
- Place in a greased pan.
- Allow to rise for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
- Bake risen rolls for 30 minutes.
- Allow rolls to cool.
- Cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Add milk and vanilla to desired consistency.
- Use to ice rolls.