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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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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 634)~69% of the text changedremovedadded
0,75 kg ¾ kg. kokte poteter (kokte og malte). 3,5 dl 3½ del. melk (lunken). 1 ts sukker. teskje sukker 30 g gr. gjær (utrørt i litt av melken). 0,5 ts salt. ½ teskje salt 750 g hvetemel (siktet). Tilsett gr. hvetemel. De malte poteter tilsettes den lunkne melken litt etter melk litt til de malte potetene. Tilsett sukker, efter litt, sukker og salt og gjæren utrørt utført i litt av melken.. Sikt melken; nu siktes melet i i, og arbeid deigen arbeides godt i ¾ time. La den heve Heves til det dobbelte.. Arbeid deigen dobbelte. Arbeides lett til 3 brød og legg dem som enten legges på plate eller i godt smurte former. La heve i Heves ¾ time.. Pensle time. Pensles med vann eller melk og stek melk. Stekes i varm ovn i over 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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