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    Sourdough Potato Bread


    Source of Recipe


    Shanny

    Recipe Introduction


    I've been tinkering with this for several weeks now, and I think it's about where I'd better leave well enough alone from now on. The mashed potatoes make a more moist loaf & seems to not get stale so quickly. I'm really happy with the batch I did yesterday. I've been using potato flakes thus far, but now that the box of flakes is empty, I'll start just nuking a potato & mashing it before adding to the starter - that may provide a little more flavor too - than the processed flakes.

    List of Ingredients




    First thing to do is feed your regular starter, and when that is bubbled up nicely, proceed with the following:

    This is the potato starter:
    * 1 or 1½ cups regular sourdough starter
    * 1½ cups warm water
    * 2 cups bread flour
    * 1 tbsp vital wheat gluten (optional)
    * 1 cup mashed potatoes

    This is the bread dough:
    * 3/4 cup warm water
    * 2 teaspoons kosher salt (if using table salt, use 1½ tsp)
    * 1 tsp active dry yeast
    * 1/3 cup oil or melted butter
    * 1/3 cup sugar
    * 6½ to 7 cups bread flour, added gradually

    Recipe



    Combine starter, water, flour, gluten & mashed potatoes; mix well, cover, and let set in a warm place until it froths up very light & bubbly. (in a cooler place, it will still froth up - it just takes longer. And if the starter is ready before I'm ready to bake, I just stick it in the fridge until I have time to bake)

    Stir the mixture and add the remaining ingredients, using only half of the flour. Beat it until smooth & begin adding the remainder of the flour until dough is pretty firm.

    Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead in only enough additional flour to prevent it from being sticky. When the dough is smooth and elastic, place it in a large bowl in a warm place, cover and let rise until double in bulk.

    Punch down the dough and divide it into three equal portions. Shape each portion into a loaf and place in greased 8½x4½ loaf pans. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk. It should rise nicely above the rim of the pans.

    Bake for 35-40 minutes in preheated 375° oven until golden. It should test 190° on an instant thermometer.

    Remove from pans, oil the tops if you like, and turn out onto a cooling rack.

 

 

 


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