Potato Bread
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Serves: 2 loaves of bread
 
Potato Bread is made using mashed potatoes, they are a light and easy to make yeast bread. Makes rolls or loaves of bread.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter - soft
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 package yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 5 cups flour, about
Instructions
  1. In large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, eggs, and butter. Stir in sugar, salt, yeast, and warm milk.
  2. Mix in enough flour to make a dough that can be kneaded by hand. Turn dough out onto floured board and knead it until smooth and elastic or use a dough hook with your mixer.
  3. Put dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for 1 to 2 hours, until double in bulk.
  4. Punch down dough. Turn out onto lightly floured board and briefly knead out bubbles.
  5. Divide dough in half and shape one into a loaf. With the other half roll out dough to about an inch thick. Using a 2 1/2 inch cutter cut out circles of dough. Fold in half and place on greased cookie sheet. Place loaf into greased 8 x 4 x 2-inch bread pan. Cover and let rise a second time for 40 minutes or until doubled.
  6. Bake loaf at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when the top is tapped on. Bake rolls for 18 - 20 minutes.
  7. Remove loaf from pan when done baking and let cool.
Notes
Note: this recipe makes 2 loaves or 1 loaf and 18 rolls
Recipe by Recipes Food and Cooking at https://recipesfoodandcooking.com/2013/05/01/potato-bread/