Potato bread
Potato bread has been a staple in European and American kitchens for centuries. There are many recipes for potato bread, but most include boiled potatoes, flour, yeast, salt, and water.
The first recorded recipe for potato bread was in an 18th-century German cookbook. The book, titled Die kunst des kochens, included a recipe for “Potatenbrot,” or potato bread.
The recipe called for boiled potatoes, flour, yeast, salt, and water. The dough was allowed to rise, then formed into loaves and baked.
Advice
Making potato bread is a delicious and simple way to enjoy a tasty treat. One of the most important tips for making a great potato bread is to use high quality potatoes. Using fresh potatoes that are high in starch content will help to create a bread that is light and fluffy. Additionally, when mashing the potatoes, make sure to mash them as finely as possible so that they mix into the dough easily. Lastly, when cooking the bread, be sure to cook it in an oven that has reached the correct temperature to ensure that it is cooked evenly and thoroughly. With these tips, you can make a delicious and flavorful potato bread that everyone will enjoy!
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Recipes
Fadge - Irish Potato Bread
- egg
- potato
- baking powder
- salt
- butter
- all purpose flour
Easy Potato Bread
- potato
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- water
- egg
- bread flour
- olive oil
Roasted Potato Bread
- milk
- cooking spray
- buttermilk
- yeast
- potato flour
- salt
- white
- all purpose flour
- butter
Potato Bread
- yeast
- yogurt
- salt
- yukon gold potato
- butter
- approximately
Potato Bread
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- milk
- yeast
- russet potato
- all purpose flour
Bread Machine Sweet Potato Bread
- sweet potato
- vanilla extract
- salt
- water
- dark brown sugar
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- butter
- milk powder
- yeast
- bread flour
- pecan
- raisin

Sweet potato bread
- sweet potato
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- pecan
- vegetable oil
- clove
- all purpose flour
- ginger
- nutmeg
- salt
- orange zest
- egg
German Potato Bread (Kartoffelbrot)
- water
- oil
- bread flour
- salt
- potato
- cornmeal
Old-Fashioned Potato Bread
- egg white
- salt
- water
- shortening
- sugar
- yeast
- white potato
- bread flour

Sweet Potato Bread
- sweet potato
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- cinnamon
- brown sugar
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- egg
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- salt
Potato Bread
- milk
- yeast
- egg
- sugar
- potatoes water
- salt
- russet potato
- butter
- all purpose flour
Sweet Potato Bread
- brown sugar
- sweet potato
- baking soda
- vegetable oil
- nutmeg
- milk
- all purpose flour
- baking powder
- clove
- salt
- egg
- cinnamon
Sweet Potato Bread
- cranberry
- allspice
- salt
- baking powder
- sweet potato puree
- molasses
- dark brown sugar
- sugar
- baking soda
- ginger
- nutmeg
- all purpose flour
- sour cream
- clove
- cinnamon
- vanilla extract
- egg
- butter
- open nature pecan
Pumpkin Sweet Potato Bread
- sweet potato
- pumpkin
- maple syrup
- baking powder
- baking soda
- ginger
- salt
- all purpose flour
- milk
- vegetable oil
- pineapple
- pumpkin pie spice
- egg
- light brown sugar
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Staple Ingredients
- salt 93%
Common Ingredients
- all purpose flour 57%
- butter 57%
Usual Ingredients
- egg 50%
- sugar 50%
- yeast 43%
- cinnamon 36%
- nutmeg 36%