Mashed-potato Cinnamon Rolls

If you want an awesome cinnamon roll recipe, look no further! It seriously doesn't get any better than this one!

Ingredients for the dough

1/2 pound potatoes
2 packages active dry yeast
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Cups warm water
3/4 Cup butter, melted
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 Cup sugar
2/3 Cup nonfat dry milk
1 Tbsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
8 Cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Cook potatoes until tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid;set aside. Mash potatoes; set aside 1 cup. Heat reserved potato liquid to 110-115 degrees. In mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and the 2 Tbsp. sugar in potato water; let stand 10 minutes. Add warm water, mashed potatoes, butter, eggs, sugar, dry milk, salt, vanilla and 5 cups flour; beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and chill overnight.


Filling:
1/2 Cup butter, melted
3/4 Cup packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp. ground cinnamon

Icing:
4 Cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup milk
4 Tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

Punch dough down; divide into thirds. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 12" x 8" rectangle; spread with butter. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon (I usually separate these evenly three ways before I combine them. Then I combine each 1/3 portion.); sprinkle over the dough. Roll up from a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut each into 12 slices; place cut side down in three greased 9x13 inch pans. Cover and let rise until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for about 22-27 minutes. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over hot rolls. Makes 3 dozen.