Bread📍 MaramureșMedium🌱 Vegan🥗 Vegetarian✝️ Orthodox fasting🐟 Pescatarian🥛 Dairy-free🥦 Clean eating🫒 Mediterranean
Traditional Potato Bread
Traditional potato bread, popular throughout Maramureș and northern Transylvania. Boiled potatoes create a soft, moist crumb while the crust bakes up crisp and golden. This rustic loaf is perfect for everyday meals and traditional Romanian dishes.
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Servings
12
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Prep
25 min
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Cook
50 min
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Total
3 h
🥘Ingredients
12
servings
✅Dietary Compatibility
🌱Vegan🥗Vegetarian✝️Orthodox fasting🐟Pescatarian🥛Dairy-free🥦Clean eating🫒Mediterranean
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Yield
1 large loaf (about 1.2 kg)
📦Storage
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Refrigerator
Not necessary; keeps for up to 4 days in a bread box or cloth bag.
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Freezer
Up to 3 months, whole or sliced.
🥗Nutrition Facts
Values per slice (approx. 70 g)
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Calories
185 kcal
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Protein
5 g
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Fat
2 g
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Carbohydrates
37 g
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Fiber
2 g
🍷Pairs Well With
🥂Homemade butter
🥂Smoked bacon
🥂Burduf sheep's cheese
🥂Romanian vegetable spread
💡Variations
1
Potato bread with caraway: add 1 tablespoon of caraway seeds to the dough.
2
Potato and onion bread: mix in 100 g sautéed, cooled onions.
3
Whole wheat potato bread: replace 150 g of the white flour with whole wheat flour.