Potato Bread

9 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cake packaged yeast
  • 1/2 c. warm water
  • 1 medium sized potato, boiled and mashed
  • 1 c. potato water
  • 1 1/2 c. plain flour
  • 4 Tbsp. sugar
  • 4 Tbsp. salt
  • 4 Tbsp. shortening
  • about 1 1/2 qt. flour

Directions

  1. 1
    At night, make a sponge of the first 5 ingredients.
  2. 2
    Cover and let stand overnight in warm place.
  3. 3
    In the morning, add to the sponge the remaining ingredients.
  4. 4
    Mix and knead to medium stiff dough.
  5. 5
    Let rise until doubled.
  6. 6
    Shape in loaves or rolls.
  7. 7
    Let rise until doubled again.
  8. 8
    Bake from 40 to 60 minutes in moderate oven at about 400°.
  9. 9
    Cool on rack.

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