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rustic homemade potato bread recipe

Rustic Potato Bread Recipe Focaccia Style

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Time To Proof The Dough 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Side Dish, Snack
Servings 0

Equipment

Ingredients
  

The Yeast Mixture

  • 11/2 cups lukewarm water
  • 1 tsp dry yeast
  • 1 tsp honey or sugar
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

The Dough

  • 4 cups bread flour (I use organic flour)
  • 2 tsp salt I use pink Himalayan salt
  • 1 cup (leftover) mashed potatoes Note: If you make a fresh batch of mashed potatoes, use 3 medium-sized peeled potatoes
  • 2 tbsp flour (for dusting the workbench)

Toppings

  • a few pinches of coarse sea salt
  • a few pinches of chili flakes or ground cayenne pepper
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Instructions
 

Making The Dough

  • First, get the yeast mixture ready: put all the ingredients into a big enough jar and wait for about ten minutes until the yeast starts to froth
    11/2 cups lukewarm water, 1 tsp honey or sugar, 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp dry yeast
  • Put the ingredients for the dough into a bowl and mix roughly with your hands; Note: if you make a fresh batch of mashed potatoes, make sure to let it cool down first
    4 cups bread flour (I use organic flour), 1 cup (leftover) mashed potatoes, 2 tsp salt
  • Once the yeast mixture is ready, put the liquid into the bowl and mix with your hands until the dough forms a ball. It should only take a couple of minutes.
  • Dust your workbench with flour and tip the dough onto your workspace
    2 tbsp flour (for dusting the workbench)
  • Knead the dough for around 3 minutes until the dough feels smooth and elastic
  • Cover the bowl with foil and a hand towel and put it into a warm place
  • Leave to rise for about 1.5 to 2 hours

Making The Bread

  • Grease a baking sheet with some oil and put the dough in
  • Using your fingertips, flatten the dough to your desired thickness
  • Press little dimples into the bread to get it ready for the toppings

Toppings

  • Finally, drizzle the olive oil over the bread and sprinkle with salt and chiliflakes
    a few pinches of coarse sea salt, 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, a few pinches of chili flakes or ground cayenne pepper
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees/392 F (fanforced setting) for around 15 to 20 minutes
  • Serve the bread while it is still warm! Yum :-)

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