Amish Friendship Bread and Starter Recipe
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Ingredients: Ingredients for Starter:
• .25 ounce active dry yeast (or 1 packet)
• ¼ cup warm water 110° F/45° C
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
Ingredients for Amish Friendship Bread:
3 eggs (or 2 yolks and 3 whites)
1 cup vegetable oil (1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup applesauce)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups flour
1 large box instant vanilla pudding
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Directions:Instructions for starter:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes.
2. In a 2-quart glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly with a whisk or fork.
3. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture.
4. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the 10-day cycle. For the next 10 days, handle starter according to the instructions for Amish Friendship Bread.
Instructions for making Amish Friendship Bread after starter is received:
Day 1: This the day the starter is created, do nothing today.
Day 2: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 3: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 4: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 5: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 6: Add to the bag--1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar & 1 cup milk. Mash or Squish the bag to mix in ingredients.
Day 7: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 8: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 9: Mash or Squish the bag.
Day 10: Pour contents of bag into a Non-Metal bowl. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Measure out 4 separate batters of 1 cup each into 4 one-gallon Ziplock bags. Keep one starter for yourself (you'll be baking every 10 days) and give the other three bags away with copies of this recipe.
Instructions for baking bread:
Add ingredients to batter to make break of choice.
Heat oven to 325º.
Grease 2 large loaf pans. Pour batter evenly into 2 pans (bread will rise). Bake 1 hour. Cool until bread loosens from pan (about 10 minutes). Flip over onto cutting board, slice and serve. |
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Notes: The starter should be left at room temperature. Drape loosely with dish towel or plastic wrap. Do not use metal utensils or bowls. If using a sealed Ziploc bag, be sure to let the air out if the bag gets too puffy.
Your yield may exceed 4 cups depending on the temperature of your kitchen and eagerness of your starter. If this happens, reserve one cup for baking and divide the remaining batter into Ziploc baggies of 1 cup each to freeze or share with friends.
Follow the 10-day instructions for caring for your starter. On Day 10 you’ll divvy up your starter by measuring out 1 cup for every gallon-sized Ziploc bag and reserving 1 cup for you to bake with. You might end up with 4 to 6 Ziploc bags, depending on how active your starter is. You’ll then pass those bags to friends, neighbors and co-workers in your community and bake two loaves with your 1 cup.
If you only want to make Amish Friendship Bread once, you’re done. But if you want to be able to bake it whenever you’d like, save an extra bag for yourself and either toss it in the freezer until ready to use or start the process all over again, treating Day 10 as Day 1. The starter tastes better over time, so rather than making it fresh whenever you want some Amish Friendship, consider keeping a bag on hand.
You can look up more recipes for the starter on www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com for many more recipes.
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