Poi Bread

The Polynesian Cultural Center has a fantastic luau. One of the best things on the menu is a taro roll (go to polynesia.com for their recipe). The rolls are divine, but I wanted to make a bread out of it for the breadmaker (less work!). I altered the proportions for the machine and dropped the food coloring. A sweet, light bread.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 5 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup water
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons  yeast
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup  poi
• 3 1⁄4 cups white flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. In your breadmaker, pour in water, yeast, sugar, butter, egg and poi.
2. Next add flour.
3. Finally, place salt on the top.
4. Run your breadmaker as for a 2 pound loaf.
5. This is a high riser, so expect it to just fit into a 2 pound breadmaker.