Potato Bread Recipe Bread Machine Real Potatoes

Most of the potato bread recipes I've seen used powdered mashed potatoes – not something I keep in my pantry. I love this potato bread recipe because it uses real mashed potatoes. It's also easy to make and stores well.

When we were first married, my husband was a fan of store bought potato bread. (It resembles cotton candy in bread form, and I'm pretty sure they use potato flakes…)

I was tickled to find a bread recipe that uses real mashed potatoes. If I'm using leftover mashed potatoes, they go right into the bread with butter, milk, salt and pepper.

Hodgson Potato Bread Mix

This recipe produces a moist, dense loaf that is great for sandwiches and toast. It keeps on the counter for the better part of a week. For longer storage, it freezes very well, in case you want to make a double or triple batch.

I normally mix the dough with a dough hook in my Bosch Universal Plus Kitchen Machine. After it rises, I form it into loaves, let rise, and bake in the oven.

(I finally bought a Bosch after killing three different bread machines. It's more expensive, but can handle double batches of whole wheat bread without a fuss, unlike lighter machines.)

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Add the last of flour slowly – you want your potato bread dough to be smooth and elastic. Too much flour will give you hard dough and dry bread.

If kneading by hand, mix wet ingredients in a large bowl with yeast until thoroughly blended. Add dry ingredients, adjusting flour as needed to give a soft, elastic dough.

This dough will be a little bit more sticky than many bread doughs. This is normal. If you look closely, you can see little bits of brightly colored blue potato.

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Let bread rest and rise for around 20 minutes, then punch down and allow to rise again. (This develops the flavor and gluten of the bread.)

Once the dough doubles in size, form it into loaves and place in greased bread pans. A single recipe makes one large loaf (9×5) or two smaller loaves of potato bread.

If you make a double batch (shown here), divide it into three 9×5 loaf pans. I like to bake several loaves so I can keep the extras in the freezer to have on hand when needed.

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My favorite bread pans are the Pampered Chef Stoneware loaf pans. They are naturally somewhat non-stick, but not entirely. I do grease them a little, but bread tends to stick much more frequently in the glass pan than the stoneware.

Some other companies make less expensive stoneware loaf pans, but there are often strange design decisions, such as bulged sides. I like my Pampered Chef pans better.

Try to wait for the bread to cool before cutting, if possible. When you cut open a steaming loaf of bread, steam escapes, leaving the remainder of the loaf dry. Of course, if it all disappears within a matter of minutes, this is a non-issue. 😉

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Remember, bread will rise a bit in the oven, so bake before it is overflowing the pans. (And don't get involved in another project and forget about your bread…)

The top and bottom photos in this post are from another batch of potato bread. Dunc and I braided some loaves for a different look. (Plain loaves are easier much easier!)

To substitute active dry yeast for SAF-INSTANT yeast: Use 2 teaspoons active dry yeast. Proof in one cup of the warm water prior to mixing with the rest of the ingredients.

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Simply portion the dough out and roll them to the size you prefer. Place on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet. Place them closer if you want soft sides, farther apart if you don't want the rolls to touch. Let rise until double in size.

The book includes full color photos, and stories from our family about the recipes and baking traditions. It has a spiral binding so that it lays flat on the kitchen counter for easy reading while cooking.

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Bread Machine Potato Bread Real Potatoes

You may substitute 2 teaspoons active dry yeast (for SAF-INSTANT yeast) and proof in one cup of the warm water prior to mixing the dough.

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