Cranberry - Sweet Potato Buns

Total Time: 3 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup mashed sweet potato (unseasoned)
• 1 cup water, warm
• 1 cup buttermilk, warm
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 2 cups flour
• 1 3/4 cups oat flour (or whole wheat flour)
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries, soaked in hot water and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, mix sweet potato, water, buttermilk, butter and egg until well blended.
• 2 in a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, whisk together yeast, flours, sugar, salt and rosemary.
• 3 add the sweet potato mixture and mix to form a shaggy dough. let stand 10 minutes.
• 4 add cranberries and begin kneading, by hand or dough hook, for 10-12 minutes. dough should pull away from the sides of the bowl but stick to the bottom.
• 5 place the dough into a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 40 minutes.
• 6 punch dough down, knead briefly and divide into 10 even buns. place on two parchment-lined sheets.
• 7 cover and let rise for another 45 minutes.
• 8 preheat the oven to 375°f
• 9 bake for 20-25 minutes, rotatng pans halfway through.