This bread machine potato bread recipe makes tasty, moist bread that’s perfect for sandwiches.  It’s also really easy to make because it uses potato flakes. 

Last Updated on February 12, 2022 – Originally published September 4, 2010/span>

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This recipe helped me make my best loaf yet. The result was a nicely shaped, even loaf that tasted great, sliced easily and was, indeed, perfect for sandwiches. ~ Janet

What is Potato Bread?

Potato bread comes in many forms.  According to Wikipedia, many parts of the world have their own version of potato bread.  In Germany, Kartoffelbrot is a potato bread that may contain spelt and rye flour.  In Scotland people enjoy tattie scones, also known as a tottie scones or potato scones.  The list goes on and on!

My bread machine potato bread uses potato flakes to replace some of the flour in the recipe.  

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How to Make Bread Machine Potato Bread

I make this recipe in my two-pound machine. Note that you’ll be using the basic cycle with the medium crust setting.

Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first.  With my machine, a Zojirushi Virtuoso Breadmaker, I add the liquid first.

Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading.  Pop the top of the bread machine and look at the dough.  It should be a smooth, round ball. 

If the dough is too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time until it looks right.  If it looks too wet, add flour a tablespoon at a time until it looks good.  

Bread Machine Potato Bread Recipe

Again, this recipe is for a two-pound machine using the basic cycle with the medium crust setting.

2/3 cups water
3/4 Cups milk
1 egg, beaten
4 cups bread flour
2/3 cups potato flakes
4 teaspoons sugar
1  teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons olive oil
1 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast