Potato Bread Recipe with Rosemary and Roasted Garlic

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4 cups

unbleached bread flour

1/4 tsp

instant yeast

6 tbsp

water, at room temperature

(7 oz) of the biga (you will probably have a little bit left over)

3 cups

plus 2 tablespoons (14 oz) unbleached bread flour

1 1/2 tsp

salt

1/4 tsp

black pepper

1 1/4 tsp

instant yeast

1 cup

mashed potatoes

1 tbsp

olive oil

2 tbsp

coarsely chopped fresh rosemary

3/4 cup

plus 2 tablespoons to 1 cup water, at room temperature

4 tbsp

coarsely chopped roasted garlic**

Cornmeal for dusting

Olive oil, for brushing over the bread