Potato bread

Name: Potato bread
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 2 × 650 g (1 lb 5 oz) loaves
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sugar; 30 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast; 30 g (1 oz) fresh yeast or 1 tablespoon dried yeast; 1 large potato (about 250 g/8 oz), cut into cubes; 155 g (5 oz) coarse oatmeal; 650 g (1 lb 5 oz) white bread flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 40 g (1¼ oz) butter, melted; 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt, to glaze; 315 ml (10 fl oz) milk, lukewarm; 2 tablespoons natural yoghurt, to glaze

Preparation info

Makes
2 × 650 g
loaves

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 25

Appears in

Bread

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

A pale, moist and soft textured bread made with flour, oatmeal and potato. The dark crust is produced by the unusual glaze of natural yoghurt.

Ingredients

1 large potato (about 250 g/8 oz), cut into cubes

Vegetarian
Bread

Method

Place the potato in a pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, or until tender. Drain, reserving 125 ml (4 fl oz) of the water (set as