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 Amish Friendship Bread and Starter | Status Approved | | Name |  Amish Friendship Bread and Starter | | Category | The Bakery, Cakes & Pastries, American | | Serves/Yields | 2 loaves or about 24 muffins | | Source | My friend Celeste | | Difficulty | Easy | | Prep. Time | For bread 10 minutes | | Cook Time | 40-45 minutes | | Introduction | | My dear friend Celeste gave me this starter many years ago.I have kept it going and it's a favorite of mine.The bread is delicious and moist and more of a cake than a bread.I do a half recipe of starter if I don't have anyone to give it to. I print the recipe out and tie it to a decorated jar full of starter and tuck it into a basket of muffins or a loaf cake. | | Ingredients | | For the starter:
3 cups granulated_sugar
3 cups all_purpose_flour
3 cups whole milk
AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD:
1 cup Amish friendship bread starter
2/3 cup vegetable_oil*
3 eggs
2 cups all_purpose_flour
2 tsp baking_powder
1/2 tsp baking_soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla_extract
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup granulated_sugar
To lower the fat, I use 1/3 cup oil and 1/3 cup applesauce* | | Directions | | Step: 1 | On Day 1: In glass or plastic bowl, combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk. Stir mixture with wooden or plastic spoon (don't use metal spoon or electric mixer). Cover bowl loosely with paper towel, cloth, wax paper or plastic wrap. Keep at room temperature (don't refrigerate).
On Days 2, 3 and 4: Using a wooden or plastic spoon, stir mixture once each day.
On Day 5: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk; stir.
On Days 6, 7, 8 and 9: Using wooden or plastic spoon, stir mixture once each day.
| | Step: 2 | On Day 10: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk. Remove 3 cups of mixture and give 1 cup each to three friends, use glass containers only.. Save remaining starter for yourself. | | Step: 3 |
For the Bread:
In mixing bowl, combine all ingredients. Grease 2 9"x5" loaf pans. Bake in 350 degree oven for 40 to 45 minutes.To make muffins, bake in lined cup cake pans for 25 to 30 minutes.
NOTE: Raisins, chopped apples, dried cranberries or cherries,drained, crushed pineapple, candied fruit, coconut, mashed banana, dates, chopped nuts and/or chocolate chips (1/2 cup each) may be added to batter before baking. |
Time submitted: Wednesday, January 04. 2006 at 07:24:41 Contributed By: Kate
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By guido on Wednesday, January 04, 2006 @ 13:18:55 CET
(User Info | Send a Message) | This looks like a very good recipe for my mom!
A jar laying in the kitchen for 10 days?
For one like her who doesnt like to spend more than 5 minute to prepare a meal, is relly perfect!
(read: she gonna shot me!) *wink*
OK OK!, we forgot the "QUICK" this time *smile*
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