Irish Freckle Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small potato
1 c. water
1 c. currants or raisins
2 envelopes dry yeast
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. sugar
1 stick margarine or butter, melted
4 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground mace

Preparation

Cook potato in 1 cup water until tender.
Mash potato and add water to make 1 cup and return to pan.
Stir in currants.
Cool to lukewarm.
Put yeast into 1/2 cup warm water in large bowl.
Stir until yeast dissolves.
Stir in potato mixture, eggs, sugar and melted oleo.
Stir in 2 cups flour with salt.
Turn onto board. Knead until smooth.
Place in greased bowl.
Let rise 1 hour until double.
Punch down.
Divide in half.
Makes two 8-inch round breads.
Let rise again.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes or until golden brown.