Preparation

1. 1. Coat a 9-inch round baking pan evenly with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Reserve.
3. 2. Pierce the sweet potato all over using the tines of a fork. Rub with
4. the olive oil. Place directly on the rack in position 2. Select Roast
5. at 400°F for 40 minutes.
6. 3. The sweet potato should be completely soft. Remove and allow
7. to cool. Once cool to the touch, remove flesh, discarding the peel,
8. and measure to be sure that you have about ½ cup (less is fine,
9. but you do not want to have any more or the dough will be too sticky.
10. Save any extra for another use).
11. 4. Once the sweet potato has baked and is cooling, combine the warm
12. milk with the sugar and yeast in a liquid measuring cup. Stir to
13. dissolve and allow to stand until foamy.
14. 5. Put the ½ cup sweet potato, butter and egg into the work bowl of
15. a food processor fitted with the metal chopping blade. Process until
16. smooth, stopping to scrape down as needed. Next add the flour
17. and salt; pulse to combine until mixture is evenly shaggy. Then, while
18. pulsing once again, slowly add the milk/sugar mixture through the
19. feed tube. Once all has been added, process for 30 seconds.
20. If dough seems too sticky, sprinkle an additional tablespoon of flour
21. on the top of the dough, and then put another tablespoon of flour on
22. a clean work surface and knead the dough on it a couple of times
23. by hand.
24. 6. Transfer to a clean mixing bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in
25. the oven in rack position 1. Select Proof at 90°F for 45 minutes
26. 7. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and gently fold over to
27. “punch” down. Divide into 9 equal pieces, about 2 ounces each.
28. Using floured hands, roll into smooth rounds and transfer to the
29. prepared round baking pan and cover with plastic wrap. Return to
30. the oven and select Proof once more at 90°F for 45 minutes.
31. 8. Remove from oven and lightly brush the rolls with the egg wash and
32. sprinkle with a few pepitas and a pinch of nutmeg. Select Convection
33. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
34. 9. Once oven is preheated, add prepared rolls to the oven to bake.
35. 10. When ready, remove rolls from oven and serve immediately.