Congrats! Astronomical autumn starts now – September 22. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Sun is rising later now, and nightfall comes sooner.

The time of the autumn equinox is here, when the days are getting shorter, and day and night are approximately equal in length, according to Earth Sky.

An equinox occurs twice a year (around March 22 and September 22), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the center of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth’s equator.

Most probably, you have already been picking berries, mushrooms and other riches of the nature.

But this time BNN offers a recipe for a meal that consists of typical autum “friends” – potatoes.

Easy Potato rolls

Preparation time: 15 min

Bake time: 20 min.

Yield: 45 servings

Ingredients

- 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast

- 1-1/3 cups warm water (110° to 115°), divided

- 2/3 cup sugar

- 2/3 cup shortening

- 2 eggs

- 1 cup mashed potatoes

- 2-1/2 teaspoons salt

- 6 to 6-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 2/3 cup warm water. In a large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, potatoes, salt, yeast mixture, remaining water and 2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

- Shape into a ball; do not knead. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

- Punch dough down; divide into thirds. Shape each portion into 15 balls and arrange in three greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

- Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks. Yield: 45 servings.

Enjoy!

(Source: Taste of Home)