Sweet Potato Bread

photo by Outta Here

- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
1 loaf
- Serves:
- 14
ingredients
- 350 g sweet potatoes
- 500 g strong plain white flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 (1/4 ounce) sachet easy-blend dried yeast
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons caraway seeds
- fresh ground black pepper
- 175 ml warm water
directions
- Peel and dice the potatoes, then boil them for about 15 minutes or until tender. Drain, and then mash thoroughly. Leave to cool.
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, then add the yeast, caraway seeds and black pepper.
- Add the sweet potato and rub it in well.
- Add enough water to make a soft dough, and knead until smooth and elastic.
- Leave the dough in a warm place until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
- Knock back the dough on a floured surface and knead again briefly. Place in a greased loaf tin and leave to rise again for another 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/ gas mark 6 and bake the loaf for 30-35 minutes until the bread is risen, golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped underneath.
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