Ingredients

1 large potato

2 tbsp sugar

1 pkt dry yeast

1/4 cup milk

1 tsp milk

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup butter

3 large eggs

3/4 cup sugar

4 cup flour

Method

Boil potatoes until done.

Save 1/4 cup potato water and cool to lukewarm.

Mash potatoes and measure 1/2 cup; add 2 tbsps of sugar and yeast to potato water.

Stir until dissolved.

Stir in mashed potatoes and set aside to rise.

Scald milk, add salt and cool to lukewarm.

Melt butter and cool.

In large bowl, beat eggs.

Remove 1 tbsp of egg to use for brushing top of loaves.

Gradually beat in sugar; then melted butter.

Combine egg and yeast mixture.

Blend thoroughly.

Add 1/3 of the flour and blend well.

Turn out dough on floured surface, add the rest of the flour and knead until smooth.

Make a ball of dough and place in oiled bowl and cover with damp cloth.

Leave to rise in a warm room until doubled in bulk in greased round cake tins.

leave to rise until double in bulk.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brush loaves with beaten egg yolk.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.

Cool on wire rack.

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