Fried Potato Bread

Photo: flickr user peasap

Ingredients

1 pound potatoes

1 pkg. dry yeast

5 tablespoons warm milk

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups flour

5 eggs, separated

2 tablespoons butter

Preparation

Peel and grate potatoes. Pour off excess liquid. Combine yeast and warm milk, stir in sugar and set aside. Combine potatoes and salt in a mixing bowl. Gradually stir in flour and egg yolks. Add yeast mixture.

Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into potato mixture. Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down and place in a greased loaf pan. Allow to rise again. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from pan. When cool, cut bread into 1 inch thick slices and fry in melted butter until golden.