SOURDOUGH POTATO SANDWICH BREAD

This bread is delicious especially for making BLTs. The bread makes excellent toast and compliments soups.

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast or instant yeast
6 cups bread flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Mashed potatoes (enough for 2 servings) 1 1:3 lbs
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
2 large eggs
1 cup sourdough starter, room temperature

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two 9 inch loaf pans.

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine all the bread dough ingredients with the paddle attachment until the dough gathers around the paddle. Push the dough off the paddle and switch to the dough hook.
Knead the dough for 8 minutes until completely smooth, Place dough in a greased bowl, turning over to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled (1 1/2 – 2 hrs.)

Punch dough down. Knead briefly to release air. Divide in half.
Shape each half into a smooth ball and then into a loaf. Place in greased loaf pans.
Cover loaves and let rise to the top of the baking pans.

Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for about 35-40 min. or until loaves are richly browned.
Let cool on wire racks.
Makes 2 large loaves.


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