Cooking Recipe Potato Sponge Bread
Recipe Ingredients
4 ea
Med Potato
2 tb
Sugar
1 tb
Salt
1 c
Yeast
1 x
*dissolved in:
1/2 c
Water, lukewarm
4 c
Flour, bread
Directions
Pare and boil the potatoes and while hot, mash finely and rub through
a sieve or colander. Add the sugar, salt and dissolved yeast cake.
Stir flour into the mixture, beating well. Add more flour to form
soft dough. Turn onto a floured board and knead. Return to bowl,
cover and let rise over night. In the morning, form into loaves, let
rise until light and bake at 350-F for 45 to 50 minutes. Source:
Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts Press,
1936.