Last Updated May 30, 2026 – Originally Published June 4, 2020

I was at the Prepared Pantry website and noticed an interesting bread mix, fully loaded potato bread.  It’s a mix for potato bread that contains sour cream, chives and bacon bits. 

I had to try it!

You can spot all the added goodies when you first open the package.  I took a whiff and smelled spices and dried vegetables.

I added the ingredients from the mix to the bread pan. I used the basic setting with medium crust.

Note that I had to provide butter and water.

The instructions on the package call for water that’s exactly 80 degrees.  I use a Zojirushi bread machine.  The bread cycle includes time for preheating.  So I just used water from the tap and didn’t worry about the water temperature. 

If your machine doesn’t have a preheat cycle though, I’d recommend that you follow the directions on the package.

Even with a bread mix, I recommend looking at the bread dough a few minutes after it starts kneading.  Make sure that the dough has formed into a nice ball shape.  That was the case here.  No adjustments were necessary.

So pretty!

The bread smelled amazingly good as it cooked. 

The finished product looked great and had a nice texture. 

How did it taste?

The Man of the House adored it!  

I liked fully loaded baked potato bread a lot.  I thought it was a little on the salty side, but still very good.  It just falls a little short of perfection because of the salt issue. 

My Favorite Bread Mixes

Check out these two mixes. They're my favorites and I buy several of these every year.