Rustic Potato Loaves

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb russet potatoes
4 ts salt
1/2 c tepid reserved potato water
1 tb dry yeast
2 tb extra-virgin olive oil
4 3/4 c unbleached all-purpose flour
1996 scrub the potatoes
2 quart pot
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup potato water
2 teaspoons sal mix on low speed

Instructions

The dough will be firm at first and soft at the finish. At the start, it will look dry, so dry you'll think you're making a pie crust. But as the dough is worked, it will be transformed. It may even look like a brioche, cleaning the sides of the bowl but pooling at the bottom. Have faith and keep beating. See Part 2. ----