Believe it or not, Floyd's Sweet Potato Rolls can be made even better. And I wouldn't even have known that but for a bit of Thanksgiving serendipity.
My youngest daughter and family had been in town for a visit the weekend prior to Thanksgiving. For one of our meals, she made Elizabeth Karmel's Sweet Potato Bourbon Mash. Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite things and they play very nicely with a bit of bourbon. Needless to say, the dish was delicious!
A few days later, I was planning to take some rolls to our older daughter's home for Thanksgiving dinner and decided that the sweet potato rolls would be in keeping with the day. As luck would have it, there was about 3/4 of a cup of the sweet potato bourbon mash left over; just the perfect amount for the rolls.
The dough came together nicely and the rolls baked up prettily, filling the house with their fragrance. They tasted even better than they smelled! As our daughter put it after taking a bite, "It's like Thanksgiving in your mouth!"
So, if you feel the need for a bit of self-indulgence, I'd highly recommend this. In effect, you get a two-for-one deal, since the sweet potato mash is worth doing in its own right.
Paul
