Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 cups flour
• 6 TBS butter
• 1/2 TBS Lemon Juice
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 2-3 cups mashed potatoes (about one pound raw = 2 large potatoes)
• 3 TBS Yeast
• 1 1/2tsp salt
• Raisins (optional)

1. Scald milk.
2. Add 1 tbs of sugar to milk.
3. Melt butter in a separate bowl and allow to cool.
4. Cool milk to lukewarm and then add yeast.
5. Beat two eggs and add the yolk from the third. Set aside the remaining egg white for glazing.
6. Add coole mashed potoatoes and sugar to the eggs and mix thoroughly.
7. Stir in the yeast mixture.
8. Add the flour gradually.
9. Once the mixture is almost too thick to mix in a bowl, mix in lemon juice.
10. Use some of the remaining flour to coat the raisins so they don't clump.
11. Knead in raisins and remaining flour.
12. Let rise in two large bowls for one hour. Beat down. Let rise again.
13. Form into 3 loaves. Let rise.
14. Brush with egg white.
15. Bake 10 minutes at 350 ° reduce to 300 ° and bake for 50 more minutes.