Potato Bread Recipes

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Potatoes are from the nightshade family which also includes tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers. There are about 1,000 varieties of potatoes grown today.

Roasted Potato, Onion & Spelt Bread

Potatoes are accused of being too starchy, but that’s what makes them so great in breads. The yeast feeds off of the enzymes and the starch in potatoes. Potatoes lend moisture as well as flavor to breads which helps the keeping quality of breads.

Potato Bread Recipes for your baking enjoyment

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	Irish Freckle Bread – This Irish Bread uses yeast rather than baking soda and potato water rather than buttermilk. It produces a very tender and flavorful loaf due to the combination of mashed potato, potato water, and eggs. It is great for toast and freezes well.
	Irish Potato Bread Recipe – Try this Irish Potato Bread recipe. You make the dough into pie slices and fry in a hot pan or grill.
	Maori Bread – This bread, from New Zealand, is also known as Rewena paraoa and is made using a potato starter. Traditionally, it is stenciled with the New Zealand silver fern.
	Potato Biscuit Recipe – This Potato Biscuit Recipe is just like Grandma’s Potato Biscuits. Try some and see what you think.
	Potato, Cheddar and Chive Torpedos – These delicious batards are made using the mixed-method which means it utilizes wild yeast spiked with commercial yeast. The addition of potato, cheddar and chives makes a superb combination.
	Potato Roll Recipe – These basic potato rolls can be topped with a variety of spices! Use potato flakes or buds for added flavor and easy preparation.
	Potato Rolls – These rolls can be made up to a month in advance and frozen until ready to serve. When you’re ready to serve them, all you have to do is thaw the rolls completely, and reheat them in foil until warm.
	Potato Rosemary Bread – If you’re looking for a good use for leftover mashed potatoes, this is about as good as it gets. This bread goes especially well with leftover turkey and dressing and most anything else, especially Italian food.
	Roasted Potato, Onion and Spelt Bread – These beautiful loaves (pictured at the top) are made with an overnight Pâte Fermentée. The addition of potatoes provides great keeping quality. The loaves will last for several days.
	Roasted-Potato Bread with Garlic & Rosemary – This is a delicous potato bread with the addition of garlic and rosemary.
	Sweet Potato Biscuits – These are tender potato biscuits with a sweet spicy twist!
	Sweet Potato Bread – This recipe is from a reader in the U.S. She says this bread always gets RAVE reviews and even from folks who don’t like whole wheat bread.
	Sweet Potato Cloverleaf Buns – These deep orange yeasted buns are memorable, both in appearance and taste. The flavor of the potatoes, combined with just a touch of honey, give these buns a natural sweetness which is truly delicious.
	Sweet Potato Dinner Roll Recipe – This simple recipe—inspired by one appearing in James Beard’s classic “Beard on Bread”—calls for half a cup of pureed sweet potato, but you may also use yams, squash, pumpkin or mashed potato.
	Sweet Potato and Spelt Loaves – This bread can be made with pumpkin or sweet potato. I substituted spelt for the whole wheat flour.

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