Potato Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 medium potato, pared, cubed, and boiled (8oz.)
• 2 1/2 cups water, used to cook potato
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 5 -7 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 mash the potato and add the potato water, salt, sugar, and shortening.
• 2 in a medium sized bowl mix 5 cups flour and yeast.
• 3 add lukewarm liquid mixture and work into flour.
• 4 knead remaining 2 cups of flour into the dough.
• 5 let rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
• 6 work down and form into loaves.
• 7 place into pans and let rise until doubled in size.
• 8 bake at 375 degrees for 35 minutes.
• 9 remove from pans and brush butter over entire surface of loaves.