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Great bread! I followed the recipe with a few minor changes: my mashed potatoes had a little sour cream in them, and I used 2% milk. I also added approximately 2 tablespoons of wheat gluten, and my oh my ~ the bread was so full, moist, soft, and delicious with a beautiful golden crust!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-08-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"yuehching"},"reviewBody":"This bread is soft and very tasty. I baked as dinner rolls instead of loaf. My family enjoyed them very much. 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