Easy Potato Bread

best homemade potato bread loaf with few slices on a serving board.

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Homemade Potato Bread is an easy-to-make bread with a soft and moist texture and firm crust. Adding mashed potatoes gives this bread a slightly sweet and savory flavor—one of the best bread recipes to make your bread toast or grilled sandwiches.

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Resting Time1 40

Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: slices

Calories: 175kcal

Author: Kushi

Equipment

Loaf pan

Ingredients

1 Medium sided Russet potato
2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast (1 packet)
2 teaspoon Sugar
½ cup Lukewarm water
2 ¼ to 2 ½ cups All purpose flour
½ cup Lukewarm milk
1 teaspoon Salt
2 tablespoon Butter, unsalted and softened (or use olive oil, more for greasing)

Instructions

Making of potato bread dough

In a large bowl, add lukewarm water, sugar, and sprinkle the yeast. Cover, and let the yeast activate. This will take approximately 10 minutes.
2 ¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast (1 packet), 2 teaspoon Sugar, ½ cup Lukewarm water
Peel the potato's skin, cut them into cubes, and wash them. Sprinkle some water, cover it with a lid, microwave for 3 minutes, and then mash the potato. You will need approx ⅓ to ½ cups of mashed potato. (check alternate method to cook potato in tip section)
1 Medium sided Russet potato
Add milk, salt, Butter, mashed potatoes, and flour to the activated yeast and mix using a stand mixer or wooden spoon until everything comes together.
2 ¼ to 2 ½ cups All purpose flour, ½ cup Lukewarm milk, 1 teaspoon Salt, 2 tablespoon Butter, unsalted and softened
Dust the working surface. Transfer the dough to a working surface and knead it for at least 6 to 8 minutes to get a smooth tacky dough. It should not be sticky or wet.
Grease the bowl with oil. Transfer the dough to greased bowl, cover it and place it in a warm place for 1 hour or till it is doubled.

Shape into a bread loaf

Grease the loaf pan or line it with parchment paper.
Once the dough is doubled, punch down to deflate it and shape it into a loaf and place it in a loaf pan. Cover it and keep it in a warm place for about 40 minutes to 1 hour or till it is doubled.

Bake Potato Bread

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown. It may take up to 50 minutes.
Run a knife around the edges while the bread is still warm in the pan to loosen the loaf. Transfer the loaf to a cooling rack and let it cool completely before slicing.
You can serve it with Butter, jam, and a cup of coffee, use it to make a sandwich or quick bread toast, side it with grilled meat or even Indian-style bread fritters (pakoras) and enjoy.

Notes

Cooking potatoes: You can cut the potatoes into a cube and boil them in a pan with around 2 cups of water until they are soft, and then drain and mash them. You can even use this water in which potato is cooked to make the bread instead of lukewarm water and milk. Alternatively, you can also pressure cook the potato for two whistles and then peel and mash them.

Kneading my hand or mixer: I have kneaded this bread dough. You can use your kitchen aid mixer with a dough hook attachment. Be careful not to add too much flour in both cases. The dough should not be sticky but tacky. If the dough adheres to your hands and gets separated easily, leaving your hands clean, the dough is tacky. If the dough sticks to your hand, it means it is sticky.

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