Potato Bread I Recipes

BEST POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Place potato and 1-1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until very tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Mash potatoes (without added milk or butter); set aside. , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, salt, 4 cups flour, potatoes and reserved cooking liquid; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. 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. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Sprinkle lightly with additional flour. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

POTATO BREAD I

Steps:

• Add ingredients to bread machine in order suggested by the manufacturer. Add enough water to make a firm dough; use less if leftover potatoes are used.
• Bake at regular bread cycle.

POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Boil potato until soft. Drain and reserve cooking liquid. Press the potato through a food mill.
• Scald milk and combine with 1/2 cup reserved cooking liquid. Combine liquids and potato with lard, butter, salt, and sugar in small bowl. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, combine yeast and warm water, and set aside until foamy. When potato mixture has cooled, add yeast mixture. Add flour and knead with a dough hook, on an electric mixer, until smooth and glossy, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer to a buttered bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in warm place to rise about 1/2 hour. Punch dough down and briefly knead. Butter a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan. Place dough in pan, cover with plastic, and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake 30 minutes, until bread sounds hollow when tapped.

ROASTED SWEET POTATO QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-4-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Beat the butter and the sugar in an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the egg and mix until blended. Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a rubber spatula to gently fold in the roasted sweet potato.
• Add the flour, salt, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, orange zest and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and fold gently until just combined. Do not overmix or the bread will become tough.
• Transfer the batter to the baking dish in an even layer and place in the center of the oven. Bake until a toothpick or small paring knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Shut off the oven and let the bread sit in the oven 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and cool at least 30 minutes before unmolding.
• Unmold the bread onto a serving platter. Bring the honey to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat until it froths and turns amber-brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, then add the orange juice and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Return to the heat and simmer 30 seconds to combine. Pour carefully over the top of the cooled bread.

POTATO BREAD (USING INSTANT POTATO AND DRY MILK)

Steps:

• Mix potato flakes and water to make 2/3 c.
• mashed potato Place in a large bowl.
• Stir in next four ingredients (hot water, shortening, salt and sugar) Set aside to cool.
• Stir yeast into ½ c.lukewarm water.
• When potato mixture is cooled to lukewarm, add yeast mixture.
• Add dry milk/flour mixture to potato mixture and beat well.
• Add 2 cups of flour beat until smooth.
• Add 2 more c. flour.
• Beat until smooth.
• Place about 1 c. of flour on your bread board.
• Turn out dough on floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
• Add more flour as needed.
• Oil a bowl and place kneaded dough in it.
• Brush top of dough with a bit more oil.
• Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled.
• Punch down and halve dough.
• Knead each half on floured board and form into two (three) loaf shapes.
• Grease two 5x9 loaf pans (or 3- 4x9 pans) Place dough in pans.
• Brush tops with oil.
• Let rise until doubled.
• Preheat oven to 400F Bake for 30-40 minutes.

POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed).

POTATO BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to bread machine in order listed, or as recommended by your bread machine.
• Select desired setting and press start.
• I make this using the basic cycle and the lightest crust setting.