Irish Freckle Bread

• 1 small potato
• 1 c. water
• 1 c. currants or raisins
• 2 envelopes dry yeast
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 stick margarine or butter, melted
• 4 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. ground mace

1. Cook potato in 1 cup water until tender.
2. Mash potato and add water to make 1 cup and return to pan.
3. Stir in currants.
4. Cool to lukewarm.
5. Put yeast into 1/2 cup warm water in large bowl.
6. Stir until yeast dissolves.
7. Stir in potato mixture, eggs, sugar and melted oleo.
8. Stir in 2 cups flour with salt.
9. Turn onto board. Knead until smooth.
10. Place in greased bowl.
11. Let rise 1 hour until double.
12. Punch down.
13. Divide in half.
14. Makes two 8-inch round breads.
15. Let rise again.
16. Bake at 375u0b0 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.

potato, water, currants, yeast, eggs, sugar, margarine, flour, salt, ground mace

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=394726 (may not work)