Potato Ball Yeast
- 1 pint of finely mashed boiled potatoes
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- 1 fresh yeast cake
Take a pint of finely mashed boiled potatoes and have it as dry as possible; add 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of salt. Soak 1 fresh yeast cake in as little water as possible, and when the potato is cool add the yeast; mix thoroughly and set in a cool place for 2-3 days. When you wish to set bread to rise up, have about as much fresh mash potato, with sugar and salt added, as you took at first; mix this thoroughly with the first, then divide it into two equal parts; roll up one half in a ball for the next baking; add the other half to water sufficient for sponge for the bread.
Submitted by Nov 24, 2009
15 min 30 min 45 min
15 min 30 min 45 min