Potato bread

A family recipe worth discovering — and sharing.
Máirín’s easy potato bread is a simple, slightly unexpected bake that makes a lovely addition to your own table, or an even better one to bring to somebody else’s.

Prep time: 1 - 1½ hours
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4

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Ingredients

  • 400g Strong White flour
  • 200g Peeled cooked potatoes
  • 12g Dried Yeast
  • 100ml water
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Use a standard bread tin (keyhole shape).
  2. Put cooked potatoes and flour in a blender and blend together 10 seconds.
  3. Add water salt and yeast.
  4. Mix on dough setting for 4 minutes.
    If you do not have dough setting knead by hand for 5-10 minutes.
  5. Turn onto floured board and shape.
  6. Put into loaf tin and prove until well-risen. (40 minutes to one and a half hours.)
  7. Bake in a very hot oven 230°C for 30 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 400g Strong White flour
  • 200g Peeled cooked potatoes
  • 12g Dried Yeast
  • 100ml water
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Use a standard bread tin (keyhole shape).
  2. Put cooked potatoes and flour in a blender and blend together 10 seconds.
  3. Add water salt and yeast.
  4. Mix on dough setting for 4 minutes.
    If you do not have dough setting knead by hand for 5-10 minutes.
  5. Turn onto floured board and shape.
  6. Put into loaf tin and prove until well-risen. (40 minutes to one and a half hours.)
  7. Bake in a very hot oven 230°C for 30 minutes.