Got a potato; Make so Potato Bread ๐ #potatobread #homemade #potato #bread #easyrecipe #fyp Potato Bread is great as sandwich bread, as toast or however you most enjoy bread. Potato Bread 1 Potato (medium size) 2 C. Water 3 1/2 C. Flour 1 TBS. Active Dry Yeast 1 TBS. Sugar 1 TBS. Shortening 2 tsp. Salt Peel, chop, and boil potatoes in 2 cups of water til fork tender about 12 minutes. DO NOT DRAIN. Add 1/4 cup of warm potato water to a large bowl and sprinkle yeast into water. Let bloom for 5 minutes. Mash potatoes with the remaining water. Add mashed potatoes, sugar, salt, shortening, and 1 cup of the flour to the yeast mixture. Using a mixer on low mix until combined, then on high speed mix for 3 more minutes. Now mix in remaining flour 1 cup at a time until youโve mixed in 3 cups total. Turn dough out onto a clean and floured work area. Knead dough for 5-8 minutes adding 1/2 cup more of flour as kneading. When dough is smooth and is moderately stiff place in a lightly greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour. After dough has doubled in size turn out again and form into a loaf by stretching dough out to a long rectangle and rolling up dough and putting into a lightly greased loaf pan. Cover loaf and let rise another 30 minutes. Once loaf has risen brush water over top and sprinkle with flour. Bake for 45 minutes at 375ยฐF. Remove potato bread from pan and let cool completely before slicing. Store in airtight container for 5-7 days.