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Potato Bread

africanbites.com · 2025 · 20

Against 100 potato bread recipes

More sugar than 88% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 100 potato bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 14% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.1%, about 4.5 times as much.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 16% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 8.5%.
Potato: 47%, 57th percentileLiquid: 56%, 62nd percentileFat: 16%, 73rd percentileSugar: 14%, 89th percentileEgg: 6.9%, 51st percentileSalt: 2.1%, 68th percentileYeast: 1.3%, 48th percentilePotatoLiquidFatSugarEggSaltYeast
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • ¾ pound (340g) russet potatoes ((or about 1 cup of mashed potatoes))340 g
  • ⅔ cup (158ml) water (reserved from cooking the potatoes)≈ 158 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) milk≈ 244 g
  • 4 ounces (113g) unsalted butter113 g
  • ⅓-½ cup (65-100g) granulated sugar100 g
  • 3 teaspoons (15g) salt15 g
  • 1 tablespoon (8-9g) instant yeast9 g
  • 1 egg, (lightly beaten)≈ 50 g
  • 5½-6 cups (660-720g) all-purpose flour720 g

flour 720 gbatter 1749 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 100 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Potato47% · 57th percentile
  • Liquid56% · 62nd percentile
  • Fat16% · 73rd percentile
  • Sugar14% · 89th percentile
  • Egg6.9% · 51st percentile
  • Salt2.1% · 68th percentile
  • Yeast1.3% · 48th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 375°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 30 minutes

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