PORTUGUESE POTATO BREAD (ABM)

Portuguese Potato Bread (ABM) image

Provided by MsTeechur

Time 2h10m

Yield 2 Loaves, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup potato, peeled diced uncooked
1 cup boiling water
2 eggs
3 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1 teaspoon lemon peel
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 1/3 cups bread flour
3 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 cup raisins

Steps:

In a small saucepan or in the microwave, cook the diced potatoes until tender.
Drain but reserve the potato water.
Mash potato with a fork.
Add enough water to the potato water to make 3/4 cup.
Place potato, potato water, eggs, butter lemon peel, sugar, salt, bread flour in the breadpan of your bread machine.
Add yeast last.
Select dough cycle and press start.
Check every now and again to make sure it's not too sticky, or too dry. If it is tacky, add a bit of flour 1 tbs at a time. If it's too dry add water a tbs at a time.
When the bread machine beeps to add stuff, toss in your raisins and let finish.
When the dough cycle is over, prepare two bread pans. Grease the pans and shake some course cornmeal across the bottom so it doesn't stick.
Split dough between the pans and allow to rise for 15-20 minutes.
After the last rise, cut three slits into the top of the bread, and brush with one beaten egg (you won't use all of it) to give the crust a nice sheen.
Preheat oven to 350.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, covering the bread with foil after about 15 minutes so the top does not burn (and it will, so watch it).
If you have a cooking thermometer, you will know the bread is done with the internal temp comes to 200-210. It is not necessary, but since this bread.