How to Make Silky Smooth Potato Bread

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is cost-effective.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: maple syrup

Honey adds sweetness with a unique flavor.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: applesauce

Flaxseed meal binds ingredients while being plant-based.

Drop the potatoes in a pan with cold water and set on high heat to boil for around 25 minutes until completely soft.

Reserve the required amount of potato water and leave it on the side.

Remove the potatoes from the pan and mash them until completely smooth using a fork or potato masher.

Let the mashed potatoes cool down completely.

In a large bowl, combine the cooled potato water, yeast, salt, sugar, egg, mashed potato, and softened butter, whisking until dissolved.

Add the white bread flour to the mixture and mix it into a dough using a dough scraper.

Check the dough temperature; aim for 25°C (77°F).

Place the dough in the fridge for cold fermentation for 18 to 24 hours, or let it bulk ferment at room temperature for around 2 hours with a fold halfway through.

Prepare the baking tin by brushing it with butter.

For final shaping, drop the dough on a floured table smooth side down, flatten it, shape it into a chunky triangle, and roll it up.

Place the shaped dough in the prepared baking tin seam side down, cover it, and leave it to proof for 1 to 3 hours until doubled in size.

Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) fan on or 190°C (375°F) fan off.

If not covering the loaf, glaze it with egg or another glaze.

Slide the lid onto the baking tin and place it in the oven.

Bake for 40 minutes, then remove the loaf from the tin and bake for another 10 minutes to finish the crust.

Cool the loaf down before slicing.

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