Sun Oven Saffron Potato Bread Recipes

POTATO AND SAFFRON BREAD

Steps:

• Cook potato. Drain, saving 7 oz. of the cooking water. Mash the potato without any additions and set aside to cool.
• Put the saffron threads into the reserved hot potato water and let them steep for at least 30 minutes. If you have time, 3-4 hours is better.
• Place all ingredients in bread machine in order recommended by manufacturer. Set on dough cycle.
• After cycle concludes, remove and shape into a round loaf or desired shape. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise 30-45 minutes. Preheat oven to 400 deg. F.
• Slash loaf down and across, in a tic-tac-toe pattern. Bake for 35- 40 minutes.
• Note: I used only a 1/2 tsp of saffron threads, and that was sufficient to create a beautiful loaf. I'm sure more would have been wonderful.

SUN OVEN SAFFRON POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Place the potato in a sauce pan of boiling water, reduce the heat and simmer until tender. Drain the potato, reserving 7/8 cup of the cooking water in a cup. Add the saffron threads to the hot water and let stand for 30 minutes. Mash the potato and let cool. Add the saffron water to the bread machine pan. Add the mashed potato and the egg. Sprinkle flour over the ingredients in the pan, ensuring that they are completely covered. Add the dry milk. Add the honey, butter, and salt in separate corners. Make a shallow indentation in the center of the flour and add the yeast. Set the bread machine to the dough setting and press start. Check the dough after the first few minutes of kneading and add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed. When the dough cycle has finished turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently punch it down. Shape the dough into a plump ball. Place it on a lightly floured baking sheet. Cover with oiled plastic wrap and let rise for 30 to 45 minutes. Set Global Sun Oven out to preheat while the dough rises Slash the top of the loaf with three or four cuts, rotate and repeat to make a criss-cross pattern. Bake this in Sun Oven 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until it sounds hollow when tapped. Turn out onto a wire rack.

BEST POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• Place potato and 1-1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until very tender. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup liquid. Mash potatoes (without added milk or butter); set aside. , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, salt, 4 cups flour, potatoes and reserved cooking liquid; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape into loaves. Place in two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Preheat oven to 375°. Sprinkle lightly with additional flour. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.