Potato Sour Cream and Chive Bread
This tasty Potato Sour Cream and Chive bread recipe is wonderful as buns or as loaves of bread. If you are making buns you will get 2 dozen. If you are planning to make loaves of bread, you will get 2 large loaves. The flavor is wonderful and looks beautiful too.
Ingredients
Dough:
- 1 1/2 cups mashed potatoes
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup chopped chives
- 2 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
- 6 cups bread flour
Method
Cut up 1 pound of soft skinned potatoes ( I'm using Red potatoes ) and place into a pot. Cover with water and bring to a soft boil and boil till tender. Strain out the water and place the potatoes into a large bowl; while still hot. Add in the sour cream, milk and butter.
Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes, sour cream, milk and butter till smooth. Check the temperature. You want the mixture to be 110F. Add in the egg, instant yeast and chopped chives.
Add in two cups of bread flour; stir till smooth. Allow this mixture to rest for 10 minutes uncovered. Add in the salt and start to slowly add in the rest of the flour. About a 1/2 of a cup of flour at a time.
When the mixture becomes to hard to mix in the bowl, pour out onto a flat surface and continue to add more flour. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes till the dough becomes smooth and elastic. Add a little oil to another bowl and add in the dough. Turn over a few times to very lightly coat all sides of the dough.
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow to rest till double in bulk, about 1 hour. After the dough has risen, pour out onto a clean flat surface. Punch down the dough to release some of the air.
To make buns cut dough into 24 equal pieces. Place onto a parchment lined cookie sheet. Cover with plastic warp and allow to rise for 1 hour. Sprinkle with a little flour and place into a preheated 375F oven for 25 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
If you want to make loaves of bread you can cut the dough in half and shape into loaves. Place into two 9x5 greased loaf pans. Beat an egg white till foamy and spread that over the loaf of breads and bake in a 375F oven for 30 -35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
