Potato and Onion Bread

Everyone should know how to make potato bread; it’s comforting, easy and wonderfully therapeutic to prepare. This recipe, created for British potato supplier Branston by TV chef and British Food champion Rachel Green, is one of our very favourites!

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Recipe by Rachel Green
Serves 1
Ready in 60 mins +

Ingredients

  • 90g British potatoes
  • 500g strong plain bread flour
  • 50g butter
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 sachet easy mix yeast
  • 300ml warm water
  • 2 tbsp finely grated vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
  • 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped and sautéed in oil until soft
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • milk, for brushing

Nutritional Information:
Per slice (1/10 loaf)
Calories: 240
Fat: 7g

How To Cook

  1. Peel the potatoes, then chop into small pieces and boil until soft. Meanwhile, peel the onion, chop finely then sauté in a little oil until soft and gently coloured.
  2. Set the onion aside and mash the potatoes thoroughly to a smooth consistency. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  3. Rub the butter into the flour, then mix in the mashed potato, sugar, yeast, cheese, thyme leaves and onion, sea salt and black pepper.
  4. Mix the warm water with the yeast, make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour yeast mix in. Mix into a dough and knead for five minutes.
  5. Shape into two loaves or one large loaf in the shape of a bloomer. Leave to rise in a warm place until double the size (approx 30 minutes).
  6. Brush each loaf with milk and top with thin slices of onion and thyme leaves. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until cooked.
    7. www.branston.com
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Potato and Onion Bread
  • Recipe by Rachel Green
  • Serves 1
  • Ready in 60 mins +
    Ingredients
  • 90g British potatoes
  • 500g strong plain bread flour
  • 50g butter
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 sachet easy mix yeast
  • 300ml warm water
  • 2 tbsp finely grated vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves, chopped
  • 1 small onion, peeled and finely chopped and sautéed in oil until soft
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • milk, for brushing
    How to Cook
  1. Peel the potatoes, then chop into small pieces and boil until soft. Meanwhile, peel the onion, chop finely then sauté in a little oil until soft and gently coloured.
  2. Set the onion aside and mash the potatoes thoroughly to a smooth consistency. Preheat your oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  3. Rub the butter into the flour, then mix in the mashed potato, sugar, yeast, cheese, thyme leaves and onion, sea salt and black pepper.
  4. Mix the warm water with the yeast, make a well in the middle of the mixture and pour yeast mix in. Mix into a dough and knead for five minutes.
  5. Shape into two loaves or one large loaf in the shape of a bloomer. Leave to rise in a warm place until double the size (approx 30 minutes).
  6. Brush each loaf with milk and top with thin slices of onion and thyme leaves. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes or until cooked.
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