Making Vegan Sweet Potato Buns

Before I get distracted by my next sewing project, I thought I’d share this recipe I tried yesterday. These sweet potato buns were delicious and the sweet potatoes made them nutritious. The recipe came from a website (https://twogreenpeas) that even had pictures of the process.

A few of the instructions weren’t clear to me, so I revised the recipe to suit the way I bake bread. Here is my revised recipe:

The preliminary step for this recipe is to peel, cube, cook, mash and cool a sweet potato. If you’re baking sweet potatoes, do an extra one and you’re good to go.

The original recipe started with making the sponge and then cooking the sweet potato. So, I did that. However, after peeling, cubing, cooking and mashing the sweet potato it was too hot to add to the yeast mixture. It needed 20 minutes in the refrigerator which meant the sponge was left sitting too long.

So, starting from scratch, I recommend you get the mashed sweet potato done first before starting the sponge.

Prepping the Sweet Potato

Peel
Cube
Cook
Measure 1 cup (I had about 1 1/2 cups…just meant a little more flour needed)
Mash and cool

Make the Sponge

Flour, yeast, warm water
Wait 20 minutes
Add other ingredients to sponge
Mix 5-7 minutes and add flour as needed to make a ball
Place in an oiled bowl and cover with a cloth to rise.
Divide into 16 pieces. Form into balls.
Let rise on a baking sheet for 15 minutes.
Bake 15 minutes.
Delicious!!

The buns could be made larger for sandwiches. It is a delicate bun and might not hold together for a sandwich. Give it a try and let me know! Enjoy!

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3 thoughts on “Making Vegan Sweet Potato Buns”

  1. These look delicious! I’m going to try making them myself this week. Thank you for sharing. : )

  2. I made the rolls this afternoon and they are delicious as well as easy to make. I will definitely keep this receipe for future baking. Thank you for sharing it!

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