Potato Bread

Easy to make potato bread. Original recipe HERE.

Makes 32 rolls or 2 loaves.

Ingredients:
1/2 c mashed russet potato
1/4 c potato water

1 c milk
3 tbsp vegetable shortening

1/4 c white sugar
1 tsp salt

2 1/4 tsp (1 packet) active dry yeast
1 egg, beaten
4 cups all-purpose flour (for the pictured bread I used 2 APF and 2 bread flour)
1/4 cup all purpose flour (up to 1/2 cup) for dusting

Procedure:
(1) Peel, cube, and boil a potato until mashable. 
    Reserve 1/2 c mashed potato and 1/4c potato water for bread.

(2) Scald or microwave 1/2 c milk to hot. Melt in milk: 
    1/4 c sugar
    3 tbsp shortening
    1 tsp salt 
    1/2 c cold milk

    Cool until warm to touch.

(3) Cool the potato water until warm to touch. Mix in:
    1 pkt of active dry yeast
    1 pinch sugar

(4) In a big bowl add flour. Add and mix:
    1 egg, beaten
    1/2 c mashed potato (cooled)
    (2) mix
    (3) mix

(5) Knead until kneaded. Dust as needed.

(6) Rise for 1 hr - 1.5 hr.

(7) Punch down, rest for 5 min

(8) Decide:
    - Divide into 2 and make 2 9x5 loaves
    - Divide into 2, make 1 9x5 loaf and 16 rolls
    - Make 32 rolls

(9) Cut, place dough in respecting vessel. Grease the pan!! This yeast bread sticks!

(10) Proof for 1 hr

(11) At 50 min mark, heat oven to 400. 
     Optional: Brush dough with 1 egg + 1tbsp water

(12) Bake:
     - rolls 15 minutes (check after 12 min)
     - loaf 35 min (check after 30 min)