Potato Bread (using instant potato and dry milk)

Aroostook's Note:

This is a measured variation of a Nanny Stackhouse recipe. She made 9-12 loaves of this delicious bread every Saturday to give away to family and friends. The Monticello Grange sure misses her cooking!

• Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 loaves

• ½ cup instant potato flakes
• ½ cup hot water
• 2 cups hot water
• 1⁄3; cup shortening
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 packages dry yeast
• ½ cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup dry milk , added to
• 3 cups flour
• 5 -6 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons oil (approx)

Directions:

1. Mix potato flakes and water to make 2/3 c.
2. mashed potato Place in a large bowl.
3. Stir in next four ingredients (hot water, shortening, salt and sugar) Set aside to cool.
4. Stir yeast into ½ c.lukewarm water.
5. When potato mixture is cooled to lukewarm, add yeast mixture.
6. Add dry milk/flour mixture to potato mixture and beat well.
7. Add 2 cups of flour beat until smooth.
8. Add 2 more c. flour.
9. Beat until smooth.
10. Place about 1 c. of flour on your bread board.
11. Turn out dough on floured board and knead for 5 minutes.
12. Add more flour as needed.
13. Oil a bowl and place kneaded dough in it.
14. Brush top of dough with a bit more oil.
15. Cover with a towel and let rise until doubled.
16. Punch down and halve dough.
17. Knead each half on floured board and form into two (three) loaf shapes.
18. Grease two 5x9 loaf pans (or 3- 4x9 pans) Place dough in pans.
19. Brush tops with oil.
20. Let rise until doubled.
21. Preheat oven to 400F Bake for 30-40 minutes.

Reviews

[Kitsune]

I made this last night again. This time I added a tablespoon of honey; the husband said it was perfect.

[children from A to Z]

I just sliced this and it is amazing! I made two loaves a bread a week, this will be my new white bread recipe. For the second rising in the loaf pans I only needed to rise mine for 15-20 min. I also only needed to bake mine for 25 min. Came out perfect. Thanks for posting!

[Fridaysgirl 11]

great tasting