Sweet Potato Bread

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Preparation info
  • For

    Two

    750g (1lb 11oz) Loaves
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Peter Gordon

Published 1997

  • About

This couldn’t be simpler. You’ll end up with an irresistible orange-coloured bread that’s slightly sweet and rich. If you can’t get sweet potatoes, use ordinary potatoes or pumpkin: the result will of course differ but will be just as tempting.

Ingredients

  • 500g (18oz) sweet potato, peeled and cut into 2cm (¾in) dice
  • 400ml (14

Method

Put the sweet potato and milk in a pot, put the lid on and bring to the boil. Cook until the potato is done, then remove the lid and boil until the milk has reduced by half. Put the milk and cooked sweet potato into a bowl and allow to cool until lukewarm. Add the yeast dissolved in the water and mix well, then add all the flour and the salt and knead for 5 minutes (you can do this by hand or i