Old New Bedford Potato

Ingredients

 * 1 and 1/2 lbs. of baking potatoes
 * 2 packages of dry yeast
 * 3 Tbsp. warm water
 * 2 Tbsp. olive oil
 * 3 and 3/4 to 4 cups of flour

Directions

 * 1) Boil potatoes until tender, peel and mash while they are warm.
 * 2) Stir yeast in warm water, let stand 10 minutes.
 * 3) In a large bowl beat potatoes, yeast, oil, flour and salt for 3 minutes. Add up to 1 tablespoon of water to form a ball.
 * 4) Knead by hand floured for 5 minutes.
 * 5) Place dough in an oiled bowl, cover with plastic, allow to rise in a draft-free place for 1 and 1/2 hours.
 * 6) Cut dough in half, shape into 2 round loaves, slit the tops.
 * 7) Heavily flour and cornmeal a cookie sheet, place loaves side by side. Rise until double( about 45 minutes).
 * 8) About 30 minutes before baking, preheat oven to 450 degrees
 * 9) Lower heat to 400 degrees, bake from 35-40 minutes.
 * 10) Mist with water 3 times in the first 10 minutes of baking. Cool