Thursday, March 19, 2009

Potato Bread

When I first received it as a wedding/shower gift, I was please with my bread machine (it's an Oster). It was fabulous for the first few years, but then my breads began going awry—even the mixes I bought—and I couldn't figure out why. So I began making breads by hand, and the machine went on a shelf. Now I've gotten it back out, and after using it for dough only, I finally decided to give it another chance. I rarely forgive, if ever. This time, the bread machine works. I guess it learned its lesson…? LOL…

Potato Bread…in the bread machine

1 1/2 c. warm water
2 T. butter
4 c. flour
1/2 c. dry potato flakes
4 t. sugar
2 t. salt
1 3/4 t. (1 packet) active dry yeast (or bread machine yeast)
  1. Place all ingredients in bread pan in the order listed.
  2. Insert bread pan into machine, close lid, plug in.
  3. Select number for 2-pound loaf.
  4. Press "Start."
  5. During the mixing cycle, look into bread pan to make sure there are no dry ingredients stuck to the walls of the pan anywhere; scrape them down with a rubber spatula—carefully—as the dough ball is twirled around.
  6. Wait for your bread to be done.
  7. Enjoy…nom, nom, nom

2 comments:

Goldie said...

My apologies to my family in Idaho...the recipe called for instant potato flakes...please don't disown me!!!

Gwen said...

Well, I don't have room to talk. I don't have a single fresh potato in the house...they're going to kick me out of the state!