Braided sweet potato bread
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | Dry yeast |
| ¼ | cup | Lukewarm water |
| ¼ | cup | Safflower oil |
| 1 | teaspoon | Thyme |
| 1½ | cup | Mashed sweet potato |
| 3 | tablespoons | Sweetener |
| 1 | cup | Soymilk |
| 3 | cups | Wholewheat flour |
| 1 | cup | Unbleached white flour |
| ½ | cup | Cornmeal |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| Soymilk for brushing loaves | ||
Directions
Combine yeast & water & let stand for 10 minutes. Stir in oil & thyme, followed by potatoes, sweetener & soymilk. Stir gently till mixture is smooth.
In another bowl, combine flours, cornmeal & salt. Make a well in the centre & pour in wet mixture. Mix together, then knead on a floured bowl for 10 minutes. Let rise, covered till doubled in bulk.
Punch down dough & divide into 6 pieces. Roll each piece into a long coil with hands, about 1-inch in diameter. To make each loaf, braid 3 coil s & pinch ends together. Place on a floured baking sheet, cover with damp cloth & let rise till doubled in bulk. Brush tops with soymilk & bake in a preheated 350F for 40 to 50 minutes, till tops are golden.
Nava Atlas, "Vegetarian Celebrations" Submitted By MARK SATTERLY On 10-12-94