POTATO BREAD

Ingredients.....225gm of potatoes, peeled and quartered, 2 tbs of rice bran / canola oil, 250ml of lukewrm milk, 675gm of bread flour, 1 tbs of salt, 1 tbs of instant dried yeast. This recipe makes 2 loaves. # The secret to success with this recipe is to make sure the liquid is only hand hot/ lukewarm when added. Preheat your oven to 200deg C. Grease and line with baking paper, 2 x 23cm x 13cm / 9" x 5" loaf pans. Cook the potatoes in a saucepan of salted boiling water. Drain and reserve the cooking water. Return the potatoes to the pot and mash with the oil and milk. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, salt and yeast together. Put the mashed potato mixture in a bowl. Stir in 250ml of the potato cooking water, then gradually stir in the flour mixture to form a stiff dough. Knead on a floured surface for 10 minutes. roll the dough into 20 small balls. Place 2 rows of balls in each prepared pan, cover with cling wrap and leave in a draught free place to rise. Bake the the loaves for 10 minutes , then reduce the heat to 190 deg C, and bake for a further 40 minutes or until golden.