Potato-Oatmeal Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large potato, peeled and diced
2 c. water
2 pkg. dry yeast
1 tsp. sugar
1 1/2 c. potato water
1 1/2 c. buttermilk, at room temperature
1/3 c. oil
1/3 c. molasses
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
4 to 6 c. bread flour

Preparation

Boil potato in water; drain and place cooked potato in large mixing bowl.
Cool potato water to 105\u00b0; ice may be used to achieve this temperature.
Add yeast and sugar to 1 1/2 cups potato water and set aside to activate (takes about 10 minutes). Add buttermilk to potato and blend.
Add oil, molasses, sugar and salt to potato mixture and blend.
Add activated yeast mixture and blend.
Add oatmeal and blend.
Add flour until dough forms a soft, but not sticky, ball that can be kneaded.