German Potato Wheat Bread

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       Ingredients :

       1 pt. warm milk
       2-3 blocks yeast
       1 lb. wheat flour
       1/2 lb. butter
       4-5 c. mashed potatoes
       1 lemon rind, grated
       1 1/2 oz. bitter almond (opt.)
       2 1/2 oz. sugar
       Pinch cardamom
       3 lbs. wheat flour
       1 egg, beaten


       Directions :

       Dissolve yeast in warm milk and then add 1 lb. flour, mixing well and let rise.

       Cook mushy potatoes, peel and mash. Beat in butter. Add bitter almond, lemon rind from 1 lemon;
       2 tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of cardamom.

       Add 1 bowl of potatoes to the butter. Add 3 pounds of wheat flour.

      Work the dough well and let it rise a second time in a big bowl.
      Then make loaves of bread and let rise and brush with 1 beaten egg before baking.

       Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour.