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Potato white bread

Potato white bread: boiled, mashed potatoes are mixed with lukewarm milk, sugar, salt, yeast and flour into a dough that rises, is shaped into 3 loaves, risen again and baked in a hot oven. From Erken's Big Cookbook (1949), p. 634.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 634 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Potatoes in the dough give a soft, moist loaf and use up boiled potatoes. The recipe makes three loaves.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Mix the potatoes

    Add the lukewarm milk to the mashed potatoes a little at a time. Add sugar, salt and the yeast dissolved in a little of the milk.

  2. 2

    Knead the dough

    Sift the flour in and work the dough well for 3/4 hour. Leave to rise until doubled.

  3. 3

    Shape the loaves

    Lightly work the dough into 3 loaves and place them on a tray or in well-greased tins. Leave to rise for 3/4 hour.

  4. 4

    Glaze and bake

    Brush with water or milk and bake in a hot oven for about 3/4 hour.

Changes from the original

'Over ca. ¾ time' is written as about ¾ hour. Measures are converted to kg, dl and g. No oven temperature is given.

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1949 (proofread, p. 634) → Modernised~69% of the text changedremovedadded
¾ kg. kokte 0,75 kg poteter 3½ del. (kokte og malte). 3,5 dl melk (lunken). 1 teskje sukker ts sukker. 30 gr. g gjær ½ teskje salt (utrørt i litt av melken). 0,5 ts salt. 750 gr. hvetemel. De malte poteter tilsettes g hvetemel (siktet). Tilsett den lunkne melk melken litt efter litt, sukker og etter litt til de malte potetene. Tilsett sukker, salt og gjæren utført utrørt i litt av melken; nu siktes melken.. Sikt melet i, i og arbeid deigen arbeides godt i ¾ time. Heves La den heve til det dobbelte. Arbeides dobbelte.. Arbeid deigen lett til 3 brød som enten legges og legg dem på plate eller i godt smurte former. Heves La heve i ¾ time. Pensles time.. Pensle med vann eller melk. Stekes melk og stek i varm ovn over i ca. ¾ time.

Note on Modernised

«Over ca. ¾ time» er skrevet som ca. ¾ time. Mål er omregnet til kg, dl og g. Ingen ovnstemperatur er oppgitt.

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Frequently asked questions

How many loaves does the recipe make?
Three loaves.
Can the loaves be baked in tins?
Yes, they can go on a tray or in well-greased tins.

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