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Directions:Day 1: Do nothing with the starter.
Days 2-5: Stir with a wooden spoon.
Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir with a wooden spoon.
Days 7-9: Stir with a wooden spoon.
Day 10: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir. Take out 3 cups and place 1 cup each into three separate plastic containers. Give one cup and a copy of this recipe to three friends. To the balance (a little over one cup) of the batter, add the following ingredients and mix well.
1 cup oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
In a separate bowl combine the following dry ingredients and mix well:
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 - (5.1 oz) box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup nuts
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread (loaf) pans. Bake at 325º for 1 hour. |
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Notes: Amish Friendship Bread Starter (1):
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110°F)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup warm milk (110°F)
In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water for about 10 minutes. Stir well. In a 2-quart glass or plastic container, combine 1 cup sifted flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour will get lumpy when you add the milk.
Slowly stir in warm milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Loosely cover the mixture with a lid or plastic wrap. The mixture will get bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the cycle, or the day you receive the starter. For the next 10 days handle starter according to the instructions for Amish Friendship Bread.
Starter Recipe: (2)
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
Put in glass bowl or jar or large Ziploc bag-stir or smoosh until well blended. Let stand at room temp for 5 days, stir or smoosh each day. On day 6 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk, stir or smoosh until blended. Let stand at room temp for 4 more days, stirring or smooshing each day. On Day 10 you should have enough for 3 1-cup starters to give away plus 1 to use for your recipe.
Variations:
Use low fat milk, applesauce (or mashed bananas) in place of 1/2 oil, and cut down on some of the final day's sugar to come up with a "healthier" version with little to no difference in taste or texture!
Pudding, Chocolate Chip and Nut Variations – You can use different flavors of pudding, chocolate chips and different types of nuts.
Banana Amish Friendship Bread - Omit cinnamon and vanilla pudding in the basic recipe and add two bananas (mashed).
Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread - Omit cinnamon and vanilla pudding from the basic recipe and add 1 (5.1 oz) box of instant chocolate pudding, 3 tsp. cocoa and 3/4 cup chocolate chips. Bake for 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 hours.
Apple Cinnamon Friendship Bread - Add one cup of raisins and one small diced apple.
Butterscotch Amish Friendship Bread - Add 1 box of butterscotch pudding and 1 cup of butterscotch chips. You can bake the cake in a 13" x 9" pan. Don't forget to omit the vanilla pudding.
Replace the vanilla pudding with chocolate and add 1/2 cup each of chocolate chips and coconut. Use small (about 1 cup size) Bundt pans and bake for 45 - 50 minutes.
Substitute almond flavoring (NOT imitation) for the vanilla flavoring ... substitute white chocolate pudding for the vanilla pudding.
Chocolate variation, use 1/4 cup cocoa, or even a little more, and either the vanilla or chocolate pudding. Reduce the cinnamon to half (1 teaspoon).
Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips - this is great if you put the chocolate chips in a bowl and shake 1/2 teaspoon extra cinnamon or orange zest to coat them to taste.
Substitute chocolate pudding for the vanilla and add 1 cup of chocolate chips for awesome Double Chocolate Chip Bread.
Use banana cream pie pudding and two mashed bananas. I have also added 1/4 cup of chocolate chip to this on occasion. I use the small Bundt pans and bake for about 40 - 50 minutes.
For banana bread, I substitute banana cream pudding mix and a mashed banana, and omit the cinnamon.
Add 1 cup of grated zucchini. Make sure you squeeze out the excess liquid. Bake for about 75 minutes but start checking after 50 minutes.
A cup of dried cranberries and a tsp of orange zest, along with a cup of chopped nuts, make a nice holiday variation to the cake!
Use the basic cinnamon Amish bread recipe and add 1 cup of Craisins (dried cranberries) as well as the pecans. It made great Christmas Bread.
Use dried apples and caramel instant pudding (makes it like caramel apples).
Try 3/4 cup white chocolate chips, 3/4 cup macadamia nuts and used cheesecake pudding.
Substitute 2 tablespoons molasses for equal amount of sugar and add spices to make gingerbread.
Throw in a box of chopped dates and a cup of chopped pecans. Then, instead of using two loaf pans, bake it in a Bundt pan.
Add 1 cup of drained crushed pineapple, 1 cup shredded coconut and pistachio pudding.
Use 1 small box of orange jello and 1 c. drained mandarin oranges.
Use 1 small box of strawberry jello and 1 c. thawed strawberries.
Use Cheesecake pudding instead of vanilla pudding and add chopped maraschino cherries (about 6 with some juice). This tastes great and looks very festive.
Try the standard recipe for cake with the vanilla pudding, cinnamon and add glazed fruit mix with walnuts and almonds. The result is a tasty fruitcake.
Low fat variation: To make it more healthy use 1/2 c oil and 1/2 c unsweetened applesauce instead of 1c of oil. I also use sugar free pudding. Try vanilla pudding and 2c frozen blueberries!
Use 1 cup of frozen blueberries (slightly thawed) and 1 cup of chopped pecans. Delicious.
Use a small can of well-drained pineapple with 2Tb. coconut scattered over the top half way through the baking.
Use banana cream pudding, with shredded coconut. I also like using coconut cream pie pudding with crushed pineapple.
Use cappuccino pudding, 1/2 C. chocolate chips and 1/2 C. nuts of choice.
Use the basic mix, omitting the cinnamon and use two small boxes of cheesecake pudding instead of the vanilla and add a small pack of cream cheese and 1/4 cup more milk. You also need a can of Cherry pie filling, 1/2 can per loaf. After putting the batter into the pans dab teaspoons of cherries on top of them and swirl around with spoon to mix in the cherries. Cook at 325 until dark golden brown. Also, if you put the bread in a Ziploc bag before it is totally cooled, the bread will be even moister.
Orange-Cranberry: Use vanilla pudding and replace 1/2 cup milk with orange juice, 1 Tbsp. orange peel instead of vanilla and 2 cups chopped frozen cranberries. This variation bakes better in the upper 3rd of the oven.
Cherry Vanilla: Use vanilla pudding; add 1 can tart red cherries in water, drained and almond flavoring instead of vanilla.
Chocolate Cherry: Use chocolate pudding; add 1 can tart red cherries in water, drained and almond flavoring instead of vanilla.
Caramel Pecan: Use butterscotch pudding and add 1 cup chopped pecans
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