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Amish Friendship Bread

Contributed By: jenifl0w3r
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Ever wanted to start the starter mix for friendship bread. I did, so I hunted down the recipe. :-)

Ingredients

3 cup Sugar

3 cup Milk

3 cup Flour

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1 ½ cup Milk

2 cup Sugar

3 cup Flour

1 cup Oil

½ tsp Baking soda

1 tsp Vanilla

2 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Baking powder

3 Large eggs

1 Large box of instant pudding ( or 2 small boxes)

½ tsp Salt

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3 tbsp Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon

Preparation

STARTER

Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Cover lightly or put into a ziploc bag. If the container has a lid, leave it slightly open. Store at room temperature. Stir every day for 17 days. On the 18th day do nothing. On the 19, 20 and 21, stir. On day 22 stir and add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir again. On days 23, 24, 25 and 26 stir. On day 27, add 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk and 1 cup sugar. Stir. You should have about 4 cups starter. Give 1 cup each to two friends (with instructions below) and keep the remaining two cups for yourself.

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BREAD

Do not refrigerate. Do nothing on day 1. Squeeze the bag several times throuhout the day on day 2-5. If the bag fills with air, burp it out. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk and 1 cup sugar on Day 6 and Squeeze bag. Squeeze the bag several times throuhout the day on day 7-9. On day 10, combine the batter with the 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour in a large non-metal bowl. Mix with a non-metal spoon. Pour 1 cup of this batter into each of the 4 1-gallon resealable bags. Give these away to friends or relatives with the instructions below.

To the remaining batter in the bowl, add oil, 1 cup sugar, baking soda, vanilla, baking powder, 2 cups flour, ½ cup milk, eggs, pudding and salt.

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TOPPING

In a separate bowl, mix 3 tbsp sugar with 1 tsp cinnamon and sprinkle into 2 well greased bread pans before pouring batter into the pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 55-60 minutes.

Recipe Comments

Commented by: sewinlove

I have a recipe for this bread as well. It's not healthy by any means, although it is super delicious! I like to substitute the pudding mix with 3-4 mashed ripe bananas and omit the cinnamon and sugar topping for a slightly more healthy Banana Bread alternative. You can also substitute the oil with applesauce and that helps with the health factor as well. I ended up with too many starter kits and no one to give them to so I began to freeze them each time I made the bread. You can even use the starter without adding the additional starter ingredients if you don't want to make more starters every time you make bread. They add up fast if you don't continue to find people to give the kits to and before you know it you've got enough starter kits to make bread for a lifetime!

 

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: More than 2 hours
Ingredients: Rice, Pasta & Bread
Actual Cooking Time: 1 hour
Number of Servings: More than 10
Meal Type: Breakfast & Brunch
Snack