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Potato Bread Loaf

Ingredients
  

  • Instant Yeast – 1/2 tbs
  • Sugar-1/4 cup
  • Potato Water - 1 cup
  • Butter-1/3 cup
  • Salt - 1 1/4 tsp
  • Mashed Potatoes 1/2 cup
  • All Purpose Flour/ Maida - 3 1/4 cup

Instructions
 

  • Peel and cube potatoes.
  • Cook them in water until tender.
  • Drain water and set it aside. Reserve the water too.
  • Mash the potatoes and pass it through a metal sieve to get finely mashed potatoes. Measure it and set aside.
  • In a bowl mix together flour, salt, sugar, yeast, butter and potato.
  • Add the potato water and mix to form a slightly sticky dough.
  • Knead it on the counter for 10 minutes until soft, smooth and elastic.
  • Place it in a oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  • The next day, remove the dough and shape it into a rectangle.
  • Roll it into a tight log, pinching the dough for every roll.
  • Once done, place it seam side down in a loaf pan, cover with cling wrap and set it aside for 2 - 4 hours until the dough touches the top.
  • Preheat oven to 200°C.
  • Give a milk wash to the loaf and bake for 25 minutes in the oven.
  • Remove from oven, transfer the bread to a wire rack and let it cool completely before slicing.