Wheat Farmer Bread (Finland)

1 potato, sliced thin
2 cups water
milk
1 package yeast
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons caraway seed
1-1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
melted butter

Boil potato in water till very soft. Stir potato-water mixture to dissolve potato. Let cool a little, then add milk to make 2-1/2 cups liquid total. When cooled to very warm, add sugar and sprinkle on the yeast. Let dissolve, then add sugar, salt and caraway seed. Beat in whole-wheat flour, add all-purpose flour 1/2 cup at a time, kneading as necessary to form a stiff dough. Continue kneading till smooth and elastic.

Grease dough and let rise till double. Form 2 round loaves and let rise about 40 minutes. Using handle of a long wooden spoon, press straight down through loaves in rows about 1 inch apart. Bake at 375 for about 35 minutes. Brush with melted butter.

Submitted by Karen Utley