Amish Friendship Bread
By: constance
Published: Saturday, January 8, 2011 - 9:12pm

Ingredients




Ingredients for Starter:
1 package active dry yeast
1 cup cup milk
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar

Preparation

1 Procedure to make Starter: 2 Note: DO NOT use metal bowls or spoons and DO NOT refrigerate. Dissolve yeast in small amount of warm water (100*F - 104*F). Mix all ingredients together in an ample sized bowl, jar, plastic bag (it WILL grow). This is Day 1 of the starter. 3 Day 1: The day you receive the starter - Do nothing. 4 Day 2, 3, 4: Stir with wooden spoon or mix the bag 5 Day 5: Add 1 cup each - flour, sugar, milk. Stir. (*Note: You CAN use less sugar, not less than 1/4 C.) 6 Day 6, 7, 8: Stir with wooden spoon or mix the bag. 7 Day 9: Do nothing. 8 Day 10: Add 1 cup each - flour, sugar, milk. Stir. (See note in step 5) Pour into 3 containers/bag (ziplock type bags) (1 cup each). Give 2 containers/bags to friends along with this recipe. Keep 1 cup for yourself or you will have to make the starter all over or wait for a friend to give you a starter bag. 9 Combine the remaining cup of Amish Friendship Bread starter with the following ingredients in a large bowl:

2/3 cup oil
3 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 to 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda


Using a fork beat by hand until well blended. You can add 1 cup raisins and 1 cup nuts (optional).

Grease two loaf pans with butter, sprinkle with sugar instead of flour.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 45 minutes to 1 hour (individual oven temperatures vary). Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans. Makes two loaves of Amish Friendship Bread.

 10 Note: you will be baking every ten days.