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Easy Potato Bread Rolls

by baketotheroots
April 4, 2016
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    This is probably one of the fastest posts I’ve ever put on the blog. These simple Potato Bread Rolls truly live up to their name – super quick and easy to make. And they’re incredibly delicious! Perfect for a breakfast or brunch at home with friends or family.

    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots
    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots

    I baked these potato rolls very spontaneously on Good Friday because I completely forgot to buy bread the day before. No bakeries were open nearby, and we didn’t want to go out for breakfast. Here in Prenzlauer Berg, on a public holiday, you’d be fighting for a seat in a café with about 6 million other people – we absolutely didn’t fancy that. You can easily ruin your day in other ways if you’d like to…

    Luckily, I had some leftover boiled potatoes from the day before, so why not bake potato bread rolls?! Well, so I did do that. Nothing could be easier than preparing this type of dough. You don’t need to prepare any complicated preferments and stuff like that. Simply dissolve the fresh yeast, mix everything together in a large bowl, and knead well – that’s it. Okay, you do have to wait a bit, but that doesn’t really count. You can use that time to clean the kitchen or prepare something else. Or just lie on the couch…

    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots
    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots

    And why the »fastest post« you may ask? Simple. I posted a photo of the finished bread rolls on Instagram and asked if anyone wanted the recipe. Since I got countless responses, I spontaneously grabbed my camera and quickly snapped some photos in just 5 minutes. I didn’t want to let anyone wait for breakfast. Normally, a photo session like this takes a bit longer, but in this case, there wasn’t much to do. Just toss the bread rolls onto a board, add some flour, and you’re done.

    Well, now it’s your turn. Get to those day-old potatoes and bake some delicious bread rolls! Let’s go!

    INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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    (8-9 bread rolls)

    1.4 oz. (40g) fresh baker’s yeast
    1 pinch of sugar
    2/3 cup (160ml) lukewarm water
    7 oz. (200g) cooked potatoes (from the day before)
    2 1/2 cups (320g) all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. salt
    2 tbsp. olive oil

    (8-9 Brötchen)

    1 Würfel (40g) frische Hefe
    1 Prise Zucker
    160ml lauwarmes Wasser
    200g gekochte Kartoffeln (vom Vortag)
    320g Mehl (Type 405)
    1 TL Salz
    2 EL Olivenöl

    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots
    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots
    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots
    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots

    DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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    1. Preheat the oven to 50°C (120°F) and turn it off again. Crumble the fresh yeast into a large bowl, add water and a pinch of sugar and mix until the yeast has dissolved. Set aside.

    2. Peel the cooked potatoes from the day before and grate them finely. Add together with the flour, salt and olive oil to the bowl with the yeast and mix to combine. Knead for about 4-5 minutes until you get a smooth dough. Take the dough out of the bowl and knead it with your hands on a floured surface for a minute or so. The dough will be quite soft. Place it in the bowl again, cover it with a kitchen towel and place it in the turned-off oven. Let rise for about 45-50 minutes.

    3. Take the bowl out of the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Place the dough on a floured surface and knead it shortly again to get some air out. Divide it into 8-9 equal pieces and shape them into smooth balls. Place them with enough space in between on the prepared baking sheet, cover them with a kitchen towel and let them rise once more for about 10-15 minutes.

    4. Make small cuts with a sharp knife in the surface of the bread rolls if you like and place the baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and bake the bread rolls for about 28-30 minutes. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down on a wire rack. Serve completely cooled or still a bit warm – that’s up to you!

    1. Den Ofen auf 50°C (120°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen und dann wieder ausschalten. Die Hefe in eine große Schüssel bröckeln und mit dem lauwarmen Wasser und der Prise Zucker verrühren, bis sie sich komplett aufgelöst hat. Zur Seite stellen.

    2. Die gekochten Kartoffeln vom Vortag schälen und dann fein reiben. Mit dem Mehl, Salz und Olivenöl zum Hefewasser dazugeben und alles in etwa 4-5 Minuten zu einem glatten Teig verkneten. Mit den Händen auf einer bemehlten Fläche noch einmal kurz durchkneten und dann zurück in die Schüssel legen, mit einem Küchentuch abdecken und im ausgeschalteten Ofen für etwa 45-50 Minuten gehen lassen.

    3. Den Teig aus dem Ofen nehmen und auf 200°C (390°F) Ober-/Unterhitze vorheizen. Ein Backblech mit Backpapier auslegen und zur Seite stellen. Den Teig auf einer bemehlten Fläche kurz durchkneten, damit die Luft etwas entweichen kann, und dann in etwa 8-9 gleich große Stücke teilen. Die Teigportionen zu runden Laiben formen und mit etwas Abstand auf das Blech legen. Mit einem Küchentuch abdecken und noch einmal für etwa 10-15 Minuten gehen lassen.

    4. Die Teigstücke nach Belieben mit einem scharfen Messer einritzen oder glatt lassen und dann auf der untersten Schiene im Ofen für etwa 28-30 Minuten backen. Die fertigen Brötchen herausnehmen und auf einem Kuchengitter abkühlen lassen. Lauwarm oder komplett abgekühlt servieren.

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    Easy Potato Bread Rolls | Bake to the roots

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    • Prep Time: 00:30
    • Cook Time: 00:30
    • Total Time: 02:00
    • Yield: 9 1x
    • Category: Bread
    • Method: -
    • Cuisine: Germany
    • Diet: Vegetarian
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    Description

    These Potato Bread Rolls are super easy to prepare, light and fluffy. The perfect bread rolls for your next Sunday brunch or breakfast.


    Ingredients

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    1.4 oz. (40g) fresh baker’s yeast
    1 pinch of sugar
    2/3 cup (160ml) lukewarm water
    7 oz. (200g) cooked potatoes (from the day before)
    2 1/2 cups (320g) all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. salt
    2 tbsp. olive oil


    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 50°C (120°F) and turn it off again. Crumble the fresh yeast into a large bowl, add water and a pinch of sugar and mix until the yeast has dissolved. Set aside.

    2. Peel the cooked potatoes from the day before and grate them finely. Add together with the flour, salt and olive oil to the bowl with the yeast and mix to combine. Knead for about 4-5 minutes until you get a smooth dough. Take the dough out of the bowl and knead it with your hands on a floured surface for a minute or so. The dough will be quite soft. Place it in the bowl again, cover it with a kitchen towel and place it in the turned-off oven. Let rise for about 45-50 minutes.

    3. Take the bowl out of the oven and preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Place the dough on a floured surface and knead it shortly again to get some air out. Divide it into 8-9 equal pieces and shape them into smooth balls. Place them with enough space in between on the prepared baking sheet, cover them with a kitchen towel and let them rise once more for about 10-15 minutes.

    4. Make small cuts with a sharp knife in the surface of the bread rolls if you like and place the baking sheet in the lower third of the oven and bake the bread rolls for about 28-30 minutes. Take them out of the oven and let them cool down on a wire rack. Serve completely cooled or still a bit warm – that’s up to you!


    Notes

    Enjoy baking!

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    Comments 8

    1. Angela - Patisserie Makes Perfect says:
      10 years ago

      Wow – I’ve never seen bread like this, it looks fantastic and so soft and fluffy.

      A great recipe – well done.

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        10 years ago

        Thank you! They are my favorites lately, cause they are so easy to make :)

        Cheers,
        Marc

        Reply
    2. Ronja says:
      10 years ago

      Sieht super aus! Werd ich direkt heute Abend testen. Montag ist Burgertag :) Und wenn’s schnell geht, backe ich auch gerne mal die Brötchen dazu. Mit Kartoffeln im Teig hab ich noch gar nichts gebacken – ich bin also gespannt :)
      Sonnige Grüße und eine schöne Woche!

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        10 years ago

        Hallo Ronja,

        hoffe sie haben geschmeckt – falls Du sie gebacken hast :)
        Für Burger finde ich die super gut geeignet!

        Viele Grüße,
        Marc

        Reply
    3. Tulpentag says:
      10 years ago

      Uhh, Kartoffelbrötchen!! Die sehen lecker aus!
      Lieben Gruß,
      Jenny

      Reply
      • baketotheroots says:
        10 years ago

        Danke! Die sehen nicht nur lecker aus – sie sind es auch ;)

        LG,
        Marc

        Reply
    4. Pingback: Einfach lecker: Flache Süßkartoffelbrötchen » Caros Küche
    5. Laly says:
      2 years ago

      They are fantastic, I make them very similar, but I add half water, half milk, lard instead of oil, and only 20 grams of yeast. In Spain its name is “mollete”.

      Best regards from Madrid

      Reply

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