Potato Bread with Chives
Potato Bread with Chives - a super light and fluffy bread with a crispy crust. This homemade potato bread has chives for even more flavor. Great for toast, sandwiches, with soup or chili or even just enjoy a slice with dinner.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast 1 packet
- 1 cup warm water about 1110º F
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup cold mashed potatoes
- 1 cup milk
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for kneading
- 2 Tablespoons chives minced
Instructions
- In a large bowl add water and sprinkle yeast and sugar over the top. Mix until combined. Let stand for 10 minutes until the yeast has foamed up.
- Mix in vegetable oil, sugar, mashed potatoes and 2 1/2 cups of flour. Mix until everything is well blended.
- All the rest of the flour and mix until it forms a rough dough.
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface or use dough hook on electric stand mixer. Knead for 8-10 minutes, adding additional flour if necessary. Knead until the dough is smooth.
- Place in a well oiled bowl and let rise for 60-90 minutes, until it has doubled in size.
- Punch dough down, sprinkle chives evenly over the top and knead for about 3 minutes, until the chives are evenly dispersed.
- For the dough into 1 large round loaf or 2 small round loaves. Place on a large baking sheet, cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes, until it has almost doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until it is golden and cooked through. The internal temperature should be 190º-200ºF, then you know it is cooked.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 423mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
