Amish Potato Rolls
ShareThe perfect soft dinner roll recipe. These rolls are not only very easy to make but are fluffy and full of flavor. A wonderful addition to any dinner or gathering.
Glitter and boots. The highs and lows of my weekend. More specifically… After Carrie shared a photo of her new boots I immediately had to have them. Or at the very least try them on to make sure they were indeed everything I’ve been searching for. I’ve been hunting high and low looking for the perfect nearly flat boots. They’re incredible, comfy and gorgeous. In. Love.
Now, I love glitter and sparkles as much as the next girl but not so much when it’s stuck in the grout between my kitchen tiles. This, thanks to my oldest who was crafting and clearly made a huge mess. I may just have to embrace a sparkly kitchen. Please tell me some people pay big money for that look. Maybe it’ll help ease the frustration.
I’m sure you have your Thanksgiving menu mostly set. But stop everything that you’re doing, put that menu on hold and add these Amish potato rolls to the list. They are quite possibly the best rolls I’ve ever made. Ever. They remind me of those rolls you can buy in a package and just pop in your oven.
They’re so soft and fluffy. You’ll want to slather them in butter and eat one after another (which just might be how they disappeared here – no, seriously… every person in my family was obsessed). They’re irresistible and totally delicious. I promise they’ll be a hit of any dinner you serve them at. In addition to their incredible texture and flavor, these rolls are truly easy to make. Get the kids in the kitchen and help you out! They’ll have a blast and will be proud they helped out with such a special part of the meal.
Make these Amish potato rolls, you’ll be glad you did! They’re a new family favorite for us and may be for you too!
Amish Potato Rolls
Ingredients
- 3/4 C water heated to 115°F
- 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
- 1/2 tsp plus 1/3C granulated sugar divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter partially melted
- 1 C unseasoned mashed potatoes
- 4 1/4 C all purpose flour
Instructions
- In a measuring cup, combine warm water (roughly 115°F), yeast and 1/2 tsp granulated sugar. Allow yeast to proof.
- Meanwhile, in the bowl of a stand mixer, add remaining ingredients. With mixer on low, add yeast mixture. Slowly increasing speed to medium, continuing to mix until ingredients are well combined.
- Transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl. Cover and allow to rise in a warm location for 90 minutes or doubled in size.
- Prepare a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper or lightly greased.
- Divide dough into 16 equal portions. Shape into a ball, placing seam side down in prepared pan. Cover and allow rolls to rise for an additional 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake rolls for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve immediately or at room temperature. Store remaining rolls in an airtight container for up to several days.
Notes
More bread recipes to try:
Garlic and herb dinner rolls
Cornbread muffins
Pumpkin cinnamon swirl bread
Garlic and herb pull apart bread
English muffin bread
Apple cinnamon pull apart bread
Garlic monkey bread
These look incredible, Rachel! The dinner rolls are my favorite part of the meal, and these look so soft and perfect. Making me so hungry right now :)
One of mine too! And thank you Marie :)
Since I don’t eat turkey I usually look forward to Ham and bread on Thanksgiving. These look so light and fluffy! Must make them!
You truly must! You’ll love them :)
These look SO good, and exactly like what I would want at my Thanksgiving dinner!
Thanks so much Renee!
How would I make these without using a stand mixer?
If you have a bread machine you could allow the dough to mix and rise in there. Otherwise, you would need to mix the ingredients together by hand in a large bowl and then knead by hand until the dough is shiny and smooth.
I am always on the lookout for great dinner roll recipes. I will definitely have to give this a go – never made bread with potatoes :)
If you love soft rolls then you’ll definitely love these!
I will try these also. Made your garlic-herb rolls using the bread machine to mix and rise the dough, they were “the bomb”!! Thank you.
I’m so glad you enjoyed them and I hope you like these as well! :)
You know how I feel about carbs!! These looks like little pillows of heaven!
That is seriously the perfect description!
Erica, the potatoes “feed” the yeast. You can also use the water the potatoes are cooked in to replace the water in any bread recipe and get good results.
Look how amazing those rolls look!!!! I need one now!
Thanks Carla! You should add them to your menu ;)
I’m seeing potato rolls all over the internet today and it’s making me carb-hungry!! ;) These look so perfectly fluffy!
Thank you so much Natalie! :)
These look great! Thanks for sharing :)
Honestly, I’ve never seen a fluffier looking homemade roll! These are amazing, Rachel! A must, must try for my Thanksgiving feast. :)
Thanks so much Georgia! They really are fluffy :)
omg these look so perfect!!!! so fluffy and pillow-y. oh man, i seriously cannot wait to make some with you! i will finally have decent dinner rolls, haha
You’ll LOVE them. Promise :)
Woah, mashed potatoes in rolls? It’s almost too good to be true! They look amazing! PS – love those boots, I’m still looking for the perfect pair :)
I know!! The best of both worlds… buttery mashed potato rolls mmm mmm so good
These looks so perfect! Seriously nothing better than a hot buttery roll!
Thanks Rachel! :)
Gorgeous, my dear! I want to reach right in and grab one of these babies! Of course…pinning!
Thanks so much Stacy! Wish I could offer you some :)
These look perfect!
Thanks Shari!
I wonder if I could use potato flour and white rice flour to replace the wheat for a GF version. These look amazing. Have you heard of anyone converting to a GF flour for these?
If you’re familiar with adjusting recipes to be gluten free, then I’d go ahead and try. I’m not familiar with what adjustments or changes would need to be made for it to work. Good luck! :)
Rachel, these rolls look perfect. I don’t just want them on my Thanksgiving table, but at my dinner table every night…with lots of butter of course!
Thanks so much Kari! I agree fully. They should definitely be enjoyed more than just at Thanksgiving dinner. :)
I neeeeeed some comfy flat boots! Darn you.
yes you do!!
These rolls look so perfect! Especially with that melted butter.
PS: I hate glitter too.
I love Amish food since I’m only a few hours away from Amish country. Absolutely love potato rolls.
Any chance I can make dough ahead of time and refrigerate? Knead and bake the next day?
I haven’t personally done that with this particular recipe, but I have with others so I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Just be sure to bring the dough to room temperature before working with it the next day. Good luck and enjoy! :)
I made these for dinner tonight to go with some homemade soup. I found them a little on the sweet side compared to rolls I normally make but they were absolutely perfect in terms of texture – light, fluffy, gorgeous. I will use a little less sugar and perhaps try using potato water to feed the yeast as my nana has done.
I brushed the tops of mine will a little eggwash for colour. I’ll be making these again and again – thank you!
By the way, I don’t have a stand mixer. I used a hand mixer for the beginning and finished by kneading with my hands. Genuinely the best rolls I’ve ever made.
I’m glad you enjoyed them! :)
I’ve made these twice now, with dairy-free ‘butter’ and in the bread machine. (Milk allergy). They’re amazing! I do think I will tone the sugar down just a bit, but otherwise fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing.
I’m glad to hear you enjoyed them and that you were easily able to adapt for the milk allergy!
I love any and all carbs, and these look amazing. I would love to make little sliders with them!
Thanks Kaitlin!
These rolls are so good! I just omitted 1/3C of sugar, because we wanted to eat them with meatballs with bbq sauce :) I would love to make them again, and eat with butter or strawberry jam :) Great recipe, thanks :)
So glad to hear you enjoyed them! :)
I have just made these heavenly, fluffy, slightly sweet, buttery balls of utter goodness. It’s a great simple recipe. I can’t wait to try out some of your other ones. I have bookmarked your site on my phone and I admire it’s going to be a fav.
So glad you found me and enjoyed the rolls! They’re definitely one of my favorites! :)
Just wondering if using instant mashed potatoes would change the outcome… For the days ur in a rush.
I haven’t personally tried that method. If you’re comfortable using instant mashed potatoes, then it would be worth a try. If you do, please let me know how they turn out for you! :)
I made these with instant mashed potatoes, and they turned out wonderful. I also hand mixed the dough in a large bowl. The pan I used was a little too small to fit all 16, but the extras I tied in a knot (tucking the ends underneath) and baked on a baking sheet instead, for the same amount of time and temp. They turned out really nice that way too, although the bottoms were more brown than the ones in the pan. Both ways were very fluffy and very delicious! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
So glad you enjoyed them! Thanks for sharing! :)
Thank you for a great recipe. I made these rolls yesterday my first attempt at making yeast rolls. I have posted them on my blog. I used my heating pad to help in the rising of the rolls. It worked great. Thanks Rachel I will make these again.
So glad you enjoyed them!
very frustrating – I cut and paste recipes into my word documents and your site won’t let me do that, so guess I won’t be using your site
I have it setup that way for theft reasons. There is a free print option that can be used.
Thanks, got the recipe – so sorry you’ve had a problem with theft – I cut and paste from all the other blogs I follow w/o a problem. I usually like to keep part of the blog with the recipe
If you sign up to receive emails, you’ll be able to copy a portion of the blog post from there. However, you’ll still have to click over for the actual recipe. I hope that helps and I do hope you continue to enjoy the recipes! Have a lovely Thanksgiving! :)
I have had a fantasy for years of the perfect dinner roll matching these awesome dinner rolls that used to be served every day in the cafeteria of my junior high school. The memory of the smell of those rolls making me hungry right before lunch, and then finally digging in …. mmmmm Nirvana Once I grew up I kept trying a number of dinner rolls, and was always, always disappointed. This year I have decided to try these for Thanksgiving. Made a double batch tonight, leaving the dough in the fridge overnight. But just to make sure I liked them, I cooked up a batch tonight.
OMG I AM BACK IN JUNIOR HIGH NIRVANA. thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this recipe. My search for the perfect dinner foll recipe is now checked off my bucket list.
So happy to hear you’ve found the perfect roll finally! I was on the hunt for quite some time too. I truly believe these are hands down the best soft and fluffy dinner rolls. Enjoy! And have a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)
Yum, I want to make these. I’m short on butter though, so could I use half butter and half margarine? Thanks!
I haven’t personally substituted with margarine. I imagine it should still work, but I can’t be 100% sure. Good luck!
I am not good at making rolls. I have tried several times and several different recipes and most of my rolls have been really bad. But, I tried this recipe and the rolls were amazing! I followed the recipe exactly and they were perfect!
Rachel, thank you so much for sharing the recipe. My family and I are thrilled!.
I’m so glad to hear it! Thanks so much for sharing. :)
Would you be able to freeze these rolls?
I haven’t personally frozen them, but I imagine it would work well. Follow the same freezing guidelines as you would for other bread and rolls.
I just made these .. they are delicious. I am doubling the recipe for Thanksgiving as they will be perfect for leftover ham and turkey sandwich rolls. Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed them! :)
Rachel, can I just say that this recipe cause tears on Thanksgiving? Good tears though! I work for Taylor (Food Faith Fit) and came across your recipe. My youngest daughter has a bakers yeast allergy and has not had rolls in years. I mean YEARS!! I was terrified to try it but we gave it a whirl and they were FANTASTIC!! She cried. She was SO happy!!
I just wanted to tell you thank you for making my little girls thanksgiving. This recipe was SO easy (even for this non baking mama) and gave us one more reason to be thankful this year :)
Here’s a pic if you want to see her happy face :)
https://www.instagram.com/p/-j_SOLTM39/?taken-by=findjoynjourney
I’m so glad to hear that she was able to enjoy the rolls! What a special occasion! Thanks so much for sharing, Misty! :)
Just read all of the comments and want to make these they sound delicious. Problem is I only have salted butter should I cut back on the salt in the recipe?
In a pinch, that will be fine to use. Cut the salt down to 1 1/4 tsp if you end up using salted butter for this recipe.
These were delicious. I made them for Christmas. Two pans. One as rolls, and the other sandwich size. They are a hit, slathered in butter as rolls, or with sandwich fixins of choice.
So glad everyone enjoyed them!
First time I made these…they came out looking so professional, light, airy and delicious!! I will be making again and again… I love Potato Rolls, now I have a wonderful recipe! Thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed them, Louise! :)
The first time I made these, they were a huge hit. Now, I’m required to make them for every family gathering! They even turned into a hilarious joke during a toast at my wedding — my nephew said his favorite thing about his new uncle was “his buns… potato buns”. Hahaha Thanks so much for sharing this amazing recipe!
Thank you so much for sharing this sweet memory! I’m so glad everyone in your family has enjoyed the rolls so much! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I don’t reply to comments often. Very rare. I’m a 61 year old nana and has never been big on social media, I won’t have one. However, I love recipes. I will try these bc they look amazing and the ingredients seems to be what I am looking for. Another reason is bc of you Rachel. You actually read and reply back. Alot of other people repeat the same to all who make comments. They don’t say anything really different. So….this is why I will try your rolls. Hopefully, I can follow or get more recipes. I just have to figure out how,lol. My life isn’t my cell or social media so I am not computer savvy. Have a wonderful day
I hope you enjoy the rolls, Annarose! Happy baking! :)
Looking for perfect rolls for Thanksgiving. What kind of potatoes do you use?
I use russet potatoes.
I followed the recipe step by step and the dough came out dry. I double checked everything and it looks like I had included everything. It wasn’t making the cough ball like I’m used to so I added zone water, a little a time but I don’t think it’s going to turn out well..
Make sure to measure your flour properly. It should never be scooped directly from a container or bag as it’s compacted. Fluff your flour with a whisk to loosen it up then spoon it into a measuring cup and level it off. Extra flour will have a huge impact on if a recipe turns out or not.