Taro Rolls Recipes

TARO ROLLS

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water in large bowl.
• Stir in sugar, salt, oil, eggs and mashed taro and food coloring.
• Beat with electric mixer until combined.
• Add 4 c flour. Continue beating until smooth.
• Stir in enough remaining flour so that mixture is easy to handle.
• Turn out onto lightly floured surface (or use dough hook on stand mixer); knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
• Place in greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap (or use 1 gallon plastic freezer bag) and refrigerate for 8 hours, but no more than 3 or 4 days.
• Punch down dough. Let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Shape dough as desired. let rise until doubled in size (about 30 to 40 minutes).
• Bake on greased pan in preheated 400 degree oven 15 to 25 minutes. Brush tops with melted butter. Serve warm.

TARO ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine water, poi, butter, egg, yeast, and purple food coloring in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook. Let stand until yeast softens and forms a creamy foam, about 5 minutes. Add sugar and salt.
• Mix on low speed, adding flour gradually, until dough comes together and texture is smooth.
• Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Divide into 18 pieces; shape into rolls.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place rolls on the prepared baking sheet. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 20 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms start to brown, about 20 minutes.