German Potato Bread

[Oma]

Recipe for Potato Bread

300grm peeled weight of Maris Piper potatoes
300grm Strong white Bread flour
1 Tea Spoon Sugar
1 Tea spoon Salt
1 pk Yeast
5 Table spoon potato cooking water
Onion seeds ( optional)

Boil Potatoes till soft , reserve some cooking water , drain rest
leave potatoes in pan on a low heat for a minute to dry them out

put 5 TBL spoons of cooking water in a bowl ( luke warm not hot )
add Yeast and Sugar stir and leave in a warm place for 10 mins

Mash potatoes with 1 tbl spoon of oil while they are warm ( room temp) add to yeast mix stir in salt

Start to add flour a couple of tbl spoons at a time
Keep stirring till you cant stir anymore and its firmed up

Turn out and knead for 10 minutes

Put in a oiled bowl covered with oiled cling film or damp t-towel
leave to rise for 1 hour

Knock back shape into a ball put on a greased baking tray and leave to rise another 30 minutes

Put 2/3 slashes on top of Bread and sprinkle with a little wholemeal flour if you have any or just any flour at hand

Put in over on 200 for 40-45 mins ( electric ) sorry don't know what that would be in gas will have to look that up

[Grauntie Mag]

Thank you Oma! I could not exist in a world without potatoes and bread so a combination is my idea of heaven. I can do this today! 😁😁

[Gemini]

Report back to us Grauntie!

Thanks for the recipe Oma.

[Sunshine]

It sounds delicious Oma, and seems easy to make. Thankyou xx

[Daisy]

Oma - many thanks - and to Brian for sharing his recipe. It looks straightforward to make - I'll have to have a go because it sounds so delicious. I've got everything in stock - except the potatoes!! They're on the shopping list now.

[Clover]

I think I’ll give it a go too!