Sweet Potato Buns - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 sweet potato
1/2 cup warm water
2 tablespoons sucanat
1/2 tablespoon yeast
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup white flour
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour

Preparation

Peel the sweet potato and cut into chunks. Place in a pan and cover with cold water. Boil until soft. Drain and mash. Reserve 1 cup for this recipe and put the rest away for another time.
Put the warm water in a large bowl. Mix in the sucanat (or other sweetner). Float the yeast on top of the water and let it sit until bubbly and foamy (about 5 minutes).
To the yeast mixture add the sweet potatoes, oil, and salt. Use a mixer to beat this stuff together. Then beat in the oats and the 1 cup of white flour. Add the whole wheat pastry flour a little at a time, kneading until a smooth dough is formed.
Spray a metal bowl with cooking spray and place the dough inside. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place until about doubled.
Punch down and divide into 8 balls. Spray 2 cooking sheets with spray. Form the balls and them pat them flat (like roll shapes). Put them on the cookie sheets, cover with a towel, and let rise in a warm place until about doubled.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until just starting to brown.