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
In large bowl, mix together the mashed potatoes, eggs, and butter. Stir in sugar, salt, yeast, and warm milk.
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.
Put dough in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for 1 to 2 hours, until double in bulk.
Punch down dough. Turn out onto lightly floured board and briefly knead out bubbles.
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.
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.
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/