Whole Wheat Potato Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2/3 c. shortening
    1 c. honey
    3 tsp. salt
    5 c. warm mashed potato water
    3 Tbsp. yeast, dissolved in 1 c. warm water
    6 c. whole wheat flour
    6 c. white flour
Preparation
    In a large bowl mix the first four ingredients.
    (A cooked mashed potato should be added to the potato water.
    Instant potatoes can be used but should be runny and not solid.)
    Add yeast dissolved in warm water.
    Stir in whole wheat flour.
    Let rise in warm place until double.
    Stir down and add white flour.
    Finish kneading in the flour and let rise until double.
    Punch down and make into loaves, cinnamon rolls or bread rolls.
    Let rise and bake until done and brown.
    Makes 5 big loaves.

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