irish potato bread

Name: Irish Potato Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 3 - oz plain flour; 1/2 - teaspoon baking powder; - pinch of salt; 1 - oz butter; 8 - oz mashed potatoes; 2 - tablespoons milk; - butter to serve; - handful of scallions if desired

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Baby Kato

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Updated on Jul 17, 2015

This recipe is posted for play in Culinary Quest - Ireland and was found on website: http://www.yourirish.com/irish-potato-bread-recipe In Ireland, potato bread is also known as potato farl. No Irish breakfast would ever be complete without a piece or two of potato bread.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Bake

yield 4 - 8 (1 loaf)

Ingredients

3 - oz plain flour
1/2 - teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
1 - oz butter
8 - oz mashed potatoes
2 - tablespoons milk
- butter to serve
- handful of scallions if desired

How To Make irish potato bread

Step 1

Mix together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, rub in the butter using the fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

Step 2

Add in the scallions now if you are using them.
Step 3

Stir in the mashed potato and enough milk to make soft but not loose dough.
Step 4

Roll out onto a floured board into a round approx ½ inch thick and mark into quarters without cutting right through the potato farl.
Step 5

Place on a greased baking tray and bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Step 6

Serve hot with plenty of butter.
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