Whole Wheat Potato Bread

A homemade bread recipe for Whole Wheat Potato Bread.

AmericanOtherEasy15 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 8 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons sugar, honey or molasses
  • 4 tablespoons melted shortening or oil
  • 2 tablespoons dry yeast, dissolved in 1/2 cup warm water
  • 1 medium potato, boiled until mealy in 2 cups water
  • 1 3/4 cups cold water
  • 1/2 cup mashed or beaten cooked potato in cooking water
  • lukewarm

Instructions

  1. 1

    Mash or beat the cooked potato in the cooking water until smooth.

  2. 2

    Add 1 3/4 cups cold water to this mixture, and allow to cool to lukewarm.

  3. 3

    Add the yeast mixture and shortening.

  4. 4

    Mix in half the flour, and make sure it's mixed thoroughly. Cover and allow to double in size.

  5. 5

    Add the salt and 3 more cups of flour, or enough to allow hand kneading. The mixture will be quite soft.

  6. 6

    Turn out on a board and knead until it's smooth and stretchy.

  7. 7

    Let the dough rest on a greased surface for 15 to 20 minutes.

  8. 8

    Knead again and shape loaves. If you use tin cans, fill them half full.

  9. 9

    Let rise till doubled, bake at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes.

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