Potato Bread (using Instant Potato And Dry Milk)

Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup instant potato flakes
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 cups hot water
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 packages dry yeast
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup dry milk, added to
• 3 cups flour
• 5 -6 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons oil (approx)

Recipe

• 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.