1 sm Potato, peeled and halved
3 tb Vegetable oil
2 tb Granulated sugar
1 1/2 ts Salt
3 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Quick-rising dry yeast (or
-1 1/4 tsp. bread machine
-yeast)
In saucepan of boiling salted water, cook potato for 10 to 15 minutes or
until tender; drain, reserving 3/4 cup cooking water. Mash potato well to
make 1/2 cup. Let potato and cooking liquid cool to room temperature.
Remove baking pan from large ( 1 1/2 to 2 lb.) bread machine. Add to pan
(in order) cooking water, oil, sugar, salt, mashed potato and flour.
Sprinkle yeast over top, making sure yeast does not touch water mixture.
According to manufacturer’s instructions, choose cycle appropriate to
nonsweet-or nonfresh-milk bread. When baked, immediately remove pan from
machine; shake loaf from pan. Let cool completely on rack. Makes 1 loaf
from pan, 12 slices.
Yields
1 Loaf