Title: Potato Salt-Rising Bread
Categories: Bread
Yield: 60 Servings
| 3 | | Medium Potato raw w/skin |
| 2 1/2 | tb | Salt |
| 2 | ts | Sugar |
| 2 | tb | Cornmeal |
| 4 | c | Water |
| 1 | ts | Baking Soda |
| 11 | c | All purpose flour |
| 1 | c | Milk 1% |
| 2 | tb | Butter |
STARTER: cut 2/1/2 C new non-mealy potatoes in thin slices, place in bowl,
sprinkle ove them 1 T sale, 2 t sugar, 2 T white cornmeal, add 4 C boiling
water and stir till salt disolved. let stand, covered, 15 hours, squeeze
out potatoes. Drain liquid into bowl and add, stiring till blended, 1 t
baking soda, 1 1/2 t salt, 5 C sifted flour. Beat (forever) place in
greased bowl in warm place to rise till light. Bubbles should come to
surface and increase in size 1/3 (1 1/2 hrs). Scald 1 C milk and when
lukewarm, add 2 T butter, add to sponge with 5 -6 6 C sifted flour. Knead
10 min, shape into loaves, let rise, covered, to near double in size. Bake
350 1 hour. From: Bobbieb1@aol.Com Date: 03 Apr 97 Meal-Master Format
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