Sweet Potato Bread

Pain de Patates

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By The Times Picayune Publishing Company

Published 1901

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Ingredients

  • A Quart of Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Pints of Flour
  • A Pint

Method

This is a delicious creole bread. The Potatoes must be baked, peeled and mashed. Put the milk, or water, and the yeast and salt into a bowl or pan; add the butter, which must be melted. Beat thoroughly and set over night in a warm place. In the morning add the Potatoes, mashed and pressed through a sieve, and gradually add the flour, which must be sifted three times. Beat to a light sponge; the