Potato Bread Recipe Using Yeast

A slice of freshly baked homemade potato bread is the best! Soft and fluffy on the inside with crust that softens once it cools down makes it perfect for kids as well.

This is our favorite homemade bread recipe that we make often. It is a dairy-free bread recipe unless leftover mashed potatoes are used (more info below).

This is one of the bread recipes that guarantee you a soft loaf after several days. In fact, if it is stored well, it can last up to 5 days.

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A slice contains about 106 calories. Please, take this number as a guide only as each slice can have a different thickness and size.

Yes, it is when it comes to the amount of nutrients it contains. It also contains more fiber and a good amount of potassium that helps lower our blood pressure.

Please do not worry about this much. It can turn out airy or thicker on the inside (but still it will be soft), darker or lighter in color, the dough can feel softer or dense, … The difference can be caused by a different moisture level, hand or machine-kneading, quality of ingredients…

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This is a very forgiving recipe, but there are things that can an occasional bread baker find challenging or start questioning. Below, I tried to explain it all in detail.

I have included a list of things to help you make the best potato bread. These are the things I have learned over the time making this bread:

I learned that my powerful food processor needed only a few seconds to form a dough. When left longer on (unattended) it was unworkable as it would turn too soft to work with.

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The stand mixer needed a longer time and more water for kneading on a low setting (2-4). Now, with the water here, it is important not to add too much as the bread dough will come together eventually, and if too much liquid was added this will result in a very soft dough… When kneading it, you will need to add more flour to the surface to keep it from sticking.

Hand kneading should take about 5-7 minutes and it always gives me the best-looking dough before proofing. It does not change how the bread tastes though.

Flour, potatoes and the environment you live in all contain some moisture (some more, some less). This affects the amount of liquid (in our case water) we need to add to the dough.

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However, this potato bread recipe calls for 1/3 cup water. This is the minimum that works well. More liquid should only be added after you let the dough knead in your mixer for several minutes. If it does not come together, add a splash (a tablespoon) and mix again.

My original potato bread recipe stated that you could form the dough into 2 small loaves instead of having 1 large. You can still do it, but I recommend baking them at a slightly lower temperature.

If your mashed potatoes are well seasoned, it’s better to reduce the quantity of salt in the recipe. If they are thin/too liquidy, you might need to reduce the quantity of liquid in the recipe.

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I have a smaller oven, so I bake on the bottom rack. The crust becomes dark brown after about 20 minutes so if you prefer a paler color, reduce the temperature slightly after 20 minutes.

Every oven is different so the baking time may vary. Your bread is ready when the crust is hard to touch, it sounds hollow when you knock on it and the bottom is browned.There are many traditional Irish recipes potato breads and cakes including soda farls made with potato, boxty potato pancakes made with mashed and grated raw potato, and potato cakes made with mashed potatoes.

And of course, Irish soda bread is the most famous of all. And tourists to Ireland always fall in love with Irish brown bread.

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This recipe is a little different. It's a yeast bread with mashed potato added to the dough as it rises, and trust me, it's delicious.

Here you’ll find a quick list of what you’ll need for this recipe. Check out the printable recipe at the bottom of this post for US and Metric equivalent versions of the recipe. There you can choose the measurement system that works best for you.

Here you’ll find step-by-step photographic instructions to help you recreate this recipe successfully. There are plenty of tips included along the way.

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The first step is to boil and mash the potatoes. If you have left over mashed potato feel free to use it. However, I don't recommend using mashed potatoes laden with butter and cream. The extra fat in the potatoes upsets the balance of ingredients in this bread recipe.

So first, peel and cube the potatoes, and cover them with water in a small saucepan. Bring them to a boil, turn the heat down, cover and simmer them for 15 to 20 minutes until tender.

A little of this liquid is great in the bread, but if you are using older mashed potatoes, and don't have any reserved potato liquid, just replace it with an additional half cup of warm water.

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It's important to make sure there are no lumps in the potatoes, so I like to press them through a strainer. A food mill works great, but I'll have to wait until Christmas for one of those. As you can see from the photo the strainer works just fine.

Add a half cup of warm water to the mixing bowl of an electric mixer. The water should be between 110° to 115° F.

Sprinkle the contents of two yeast packets over the water. Let it rest for about 10 minutes. The yeast is ready when it starts to bubble and grow foamy.

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Gradually add an additional 2 to 3 cups of flour to form a stiff dough. Knead it in the mixer until the dough is smooth and glossy, which takes about 8 minutes of constant kneading.

If you don't have a mixer with a specialty dough hook, you can add the flour by kneading it into the dough on a clean, floured work surface. Great work for building those arm muscles.

Grease a large bowl with oil or melted butter. Place the kneaded dough in the bowl and turn it over to oil up all the surfaces of the dough.

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Cover the bowl with plastic wrap or a clean dish towel. Set in a warm, draft-free space and let the dough rise and double in size (about 1 hour).

I like to put the bowl in my cold oven. I find it is the best way to control cold air drafts, especially when the air conditioning is blowing in the summer.

It's amazing to see how much the dough expands over time. Lightly dust the top of the loaves with flour if you like a rustic looking crust.

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Bake the loaves for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and bake for a further 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. The loaves are cooked if the base sounds hollow when tapped.

Nutrition Information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.Fill your home with the aroma of homemade potato bread when you bake this easy recipe. Potato bread has a firm crust and lots of little air pockets, making it the best bread ever for making toast.

Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.

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It has the most wonderful crust. And the light, but firm, structure with generous craggly holes make for the most fantastic toast. (All those nooks and crannies? Perfect butter and jam receptacles.)

With all of the artisan breads available at the markets these days it's a wonder anyone makes their own bread anymore. But I have yet to find freshly baked potato bread at the market, and making it at home is easy, especially if you have a mixer or bread machine.

I recently came across a basic recipe for potato bread (called Hot Loaf) in MK Fisher's classic How to Cook a Wolf, written during WWII with essays on keeping the wolves of hunger at bay when food and money are scarce.

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The recipe gave some basic guidelines, but left some things completely open to interpretation, like the amount of dough, sift in enough flour to make the dough soft and workable... and the baking temperature, bake in a moderate oven until a fine golden crust is formed.

So, I've gathered advice from other recipes (here's a good one from the fine folks at King Arthur) to come up with more specific instructions.

That said, bread making really is an art that improves with practice. This recipe is flexible and forgiving, so it's a good one to try if you are just starting your home breadmaking adventures.

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Yes! If you don't have a stand mixer or bread machine, you can certainly