Potato Bread (Bread Machine)
#65614 - 04/28/04 10:51 AM
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Kree
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Potato Bread (Bread Machine)
(Makes one 1 1/2 lb loaf)
I finally got a bread machine for Easter, and this is my favorite loaf I've made so far! 
Ingredients:
3/4 cup soy milk
1/2 cup water
2 Tablespoons canola oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups bread flour
1/2 cup instant potato flakes
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper (optional-i omit)
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1. Add all ingredients to bread machine in order listed, or as recommended by your bread machine.
2. Select desired setting and press start.
3. I make this using the basic cycle and the lightest crust setting.
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Thank you Kree..... I LOVE potato bread!! I'll be making this one soon!!!!!
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You're welcome, Shell! I was so happy when I found this one too, because I adore potato bread and hadn't been able to find any in the store that didn't contain milk. Yay for bread machines!
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I love potato bread also and haven't been able to find any without milk either. Potato bread makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches!!! I can't wait to make this (and the grilled soy cheese - with tomato soup of course!  )
Thanks Kree! You're the best! 
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Ooh... next time I make this I'm definitely trying the grilled cheese idea! 
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OK - I got it going in the breadmaker now. Three hours from now I hope to have yummy potato bread!
I did only have 1 cup of bread flour so I used 2 cups all-purpose, and I had the rapid rise dry yeast. Do you think it will work okay? What's the deal with yeasts anyway? How do you know when to use regular highly active or rapid rise? 
Well, hopefully it will come out good though.
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You're asking the wrong person, Mags... I'm really new to this whole yeast bread thing so I just do what the bread machine recipes tell me to do, lol. I've actually been bugging the people at Recipezaar with my bread machine questions! I really hope it comes out okay for you though because it's sooo good.
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Mags, this'll crack ya up, I can't REMEMBER what the deal is with rapid rise yeast and regular yeast, but I do remember that years ago when I learned the difference I swore I'd never buy or use rapid-rise yeast. LOL
regular flour: shouldn't make much difference. You'll have slightly better texture in the finished product with bread flour (higher protein).
white pepper: hmmm that's interesting. This would be good with a teaspoon of cardamom added. Or use half bread flour and half rye flour and substitute beer for the water and add either dill or cardamom and you'd have a DANDY rye bread.
Way to go, Kree, this looks like a GREAT recipe!!!!
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Kree - we're learning together I guess!
Kelly - I thought I didn't like rapid either before, but that's all they had at my store last time I needed some, so I got that.
Oh well - we'll see how it turns out. Less than 2 hrs to go!
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Kree, this recipe reminds me of a bread I used to make OFTEN a long time ago ...... it was just about like this recipe, but maybe 1/3 of the flour was whole wheat flour and it used honey instead of sugar. I quit using whole wheat flour (it's caca in bread because it goes rancid so fast because of the kernel oil) but you can use bran buds cereal instead. Like 1/4 of the flour or maybe 1/3 of the flour should be bran buds instead of flour. And be generous with the honey. Way yum.
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I think this may be the best bread I've made in my breadmaker - I love it!
Thanks Kree!
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Re: Delicious!
#65800 - 04/28/04 07:24 PM
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Kree
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Phew! I'm glad it turned out well for you Mags... and I'm so glad you like it! So have you tried it as a grilled soy cheese sandwich yet?
Kelly, thanks for the great suggestions! I'm really enjoying experimenting with this bread machine!
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Where abouts do you find potato flakes? I haven't heard of them and am wondering if it is the same things as instant potato mix?
Kerrie 
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Hi Kerrie! That's what I used. Potato Buds to be exact. They don't have dairy in them. Some do so watch for that.
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No, it was too late last night for the grilled cheese. I just tried a piece with seedless raspberry jam. Just had another for breakfast!
Even the smell is incredible. Chris was in the living room watching the news and I ran out there with the loaf so he could smell it too! LOL He gave me a weird look, but agreed it smelled good.
It's really good!
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Re: Delicious!
#65879 - 04/29/04 07:11 AM
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Yep, Kerrie, Mags is right. It's the same thing as instant mashed potatoes.
LOL! Mags, I always make my mother smell my breads too. Although usually she follows her nose to the kitchen before I even need to mention it...
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Kree - this bread was so good, I had to make another loaf. But it came out funky and I have no idea what I did wrong! At least it came out good the first time around, so I'll definitely try it again. I had to take pics to show you because it's so weird. Check it out:
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Top View
LOL - it looks like something in the bread machine ate the top of my loaf! The crust - my favorite part too! 
Any ideas on why it did that so I don't do it again? Oh yeah - I haven't tasted it yet to see if it tasted okay.
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Ack!
#67509 - 05/04/04 04:53 PM
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Yikes, I don't know what happened, Mags! It does look pretty funky, lol. Maybe KellyAnderson will be able to shed some light on this... she seems to know a lot about breads. All I can think of is that the yeast either wasn't good or was activated prematurely? Did it touch the salt before you started the machine? That's all I can come up with! I hope it still tastes okay! That's never happened to me. 
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Hi mags, these pictures cracked me up! I got very curious and pulled out my bread machine manual. This could have "possibly" happened if the room temperature was different than the last time you made it, it didn't rise properly or the measurments not being accurate.
The best tip I learned about accurate measurments is: If you use a glass Pyrex measuring cup to measure your flour, then also use it to measure your water and other ingredients. Or if you use regular measuring cup, use it also and it's other matching cups to measure. I suppose this is because there is slight variation depending on which set you are using.
Did you eat it anyway? Did it still have good texture and taste? Better luck next time! Have fun!
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I used yeast from the same container as the first time. I did forget to get bread flour, so tried it using all all-purpose flour this time. Maybe that was it?
Oh, and I always put my salt in with the liquid, on the opposite side I put my yeast in on (on top of the flour too).
Who knows? But, at least I got a good laugh out of it! I still haven't tasted it yet.
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Hi Aunie - I'm glad you got a kick out of them - it cracked me up also when I pulled it out of the bread machine!
I measured my liquids with liqid measuring cup, dry with dry measuring cups. The temperature was a lot cooler that day than when I made it last week.
Still haven't tasted it yet. Just haven't had time to really, but I can't wait to see how it tastes. It feels like regular bread (not hard or anything).
I'll let you know - if I survive that is!
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I just had to let you know that I made this bread again Saturday night, and Sunday morning I used it to make French toast. It was the best French toast I've ever made...or had! (and I'm not that big a fan of French toast, but I'm already wanting to make this again!) I made the bread on medium crust setting, and I think that crust was PERFECT for the French toast.
I love this bread!
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