Sweet Potato Rolls

    Whenever I type the word potato I think about Dan Quayle, and it makes me smile.  He was not the best speaker or speller.  You can check out the link for "Quaylisms"  http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Dan_Quayle  it should make you smile too.  Enough of this mind roaming; this week I made sweet potato rolls.  I was looking for an easy seasonable recipe to make for a friend.  I found a recipe at The Fresh Loaf website. I did not use it because the amount of sweet potato was unclear. I will say the website has lots of valuable information for the beginning bread baker - lots of good forums, hints, and recipes.  My next place to look was at the King Arthur site.  The recipe I used was pretty much like the other one, but it gave specifics on the amount of sweet potato.  This is the link http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sweet-potato-cloverleaf-buns-recipe
     Wayne and I do not live within the city limits of Pineville even though we our address is Pineville.  We are in an unincorporated area named Libuse (pronounced Liboose - you know like goose).  Since we've been here we've found there is an annual event of epic proportions, and it was this past weekend.  It was sweet potato weekend.  The cars line up down the highway by the old Libuse post office to purchase a 40 pound case of sweet potatoes for as little as $15.  It is absolute chaos!  There are people like me who will buy a single case to share with family and friends.  And then there are the others - the people who buy 5 - 10 cases.  What does one do with 400 pounds of sweet potatoes.  I'd let my imagination go wild with this, but I'm afraid where it would take me.  Would you take a sweet potato bath (you know like a mud bath)?  Do you make the world's largest sweet potato casserole, and if so how many pounds of marshmallows would you need?  Okay - back on track.  When we first moved here our neighbor across the street asked us if we were going to go get our sweet potatoes.  We had no idea what she was talking about; she explained, and since then we have become willing members of the sweet potato fray and frenzy.  The sweet potatoes are actually locally grown, so it is nice to support local farmers.  We'll have none of those inferior sweet potatoes imported all the way from Avoyelles or Opelousas.  Okay, to be fair, all Louisiana sweet potatoes or yams are wonderful, delicious, and nutritious.  Last year I made a killer sweet potato, spinach and andouille soup.  For lots of wonderful recipes for sweet potatoes go to  http://www.sweetpotato.org/
     Back to the rolls.  They have a nice slightly chewy texture while being light and airy.  There is no real sweet potato flavor, but the sweet potatoes give it a beautiful color.  It's a good thing they have been promised to a friend, otherwise we would be likely to eat them all.