If you thought store-bought potato bread was the best thing since, well, sliced bread, then you are in for a real treat with this Yuletide Potato Bread recipe. The potatoes make the dough extremely flavorful and moist. Serve it fresh and warm with real butter for your next holiday meal, and next year you'll wish you'd made more loaves!
Ingredients:
- 2 (1/4 oz.) pkgs. active dry yeast
- 1/2 C warm water (at appx. 115 degrees)
- 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
- 2 C mashed potatoes with no butter or milk added
- 8 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 C butter, at room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 Tbsp. dried minced onion
- 1 Tbsp. caraway seeds
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 tsp. regular salt
- 3 C all purpose flour
Directions:
Place the yeast into a bowl with the warm water and stir until the yeast dissolves. Add the milk, potatoes, bacon, butter, eggs, and sugar, and stir to combine. Stir in the onion, caraway seeds, garlic salt, and regular salt; blend well. Add 3 C of the flour and beat until completely combined and a soft dough forms.
Lightly flour a surface, then turn the dough out onto the flour. Knead the dough for 8 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Grease a non-metallic bowl and place the dough into the bowl, turning to coat. Cover and place in a warm, dry place for 1 hour or until the dough has doubled. Punch the dough down and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal-sized portions. Grease two round 2-qt. casserole dishes and place the dough into the dishes. Cover and let rise in a warm, dry place for 45 minutes or until doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake loaves 45 minutes, or until the top of the bread is golden brown. Cool on wire racks before slicing. Makes 2 loaves.
Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Rising Time: approximately 1 hour 40 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 45 minutes
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