Potato Bread
- 1 baking potato, peeled and cut into large chunks, or 1 cup leftover mashed potatoes
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 1/3 cup warm water
- 5 cups bread flour
- 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.
baking potato, milk, lard, unsalted butter, salt, sugar, yeast, water, bread flour
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/potato-bread-recipe.html (may not work)