Friendship Bread...

I have a recipe for Friendship Bread but this one does not require a starter so it must not be the one you are looking for?

Look on the web for sourdough recipes, friendship bread is really just sourdough bread.

Caryn

Hi Carol, This is the recipe I have. Tried it last summer and the starter turned funny so I threw it out. Might have been the heat here in So. California when I tried it. Anyway, I hope it works for you.

Bea

American: Amish Friendship Bread Starter

INGREDIENTS and PROPORTIONS:

Starting the Amish Friendship bread starter-like sourdough bread

Sugar-1 cup

Milk-1 cup

Flour-1 cup

Place sugar, milk & flour in a large glass or plastic bowl. Cover lightly

with a plastic wrap and sit it on your counter at room temperature. Stir with a wooden spoon everyday for 17 days.

On day 18 do nothing.

On days 19,20, & 21 stir.

On day 22 add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk & 1 cup flour stir again.

On days 23,24,25 & 26 stir. On day 27 add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar & 1 cup flour

stir. Its now ready to use to make the bread, and to give away 2 cups of the starter for 2 friends, 1 cup to make the bread and 1 cup to keep the starter going. When you give away a cup of the starter, give these directions for keeping it

going and the recipes for using it.

Keeping a starter going once started:

-Do not refridgerate

-Do not use metal spoon or metal bowl

-Do not cover tightly-cover loosely with plastic wrap

Day 1-do nothing

Day 2-Stir with wooden spoon

Day 3-Stir with wooden spoon & place in a bowl large enough to hold thru

Day 10

Day 4-Stir

Day 5-Stir

Day 6-Add 1 cup each flour, sugar, milk

Day 7-Stir

Day 8-Stir

Day 9-Stir

Day 10-Add 1 cup each: flour, sugar and milk stir & put 1 cup mixture into each of 3 containers.

Keep 1 (with recipe) for yourself and give other 2 (with instructions sheet

on how to keep the starter going and the recipe for using it in bread) to friends.

Ingredients for Amish Friendship Bread

(using the starter)

1 cup oil

1/2 cup milk

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 box (5.1 ounce) instant vanilla pudding mix

1 cup chopped nuts, cinnamon sugar (about 1 tablespoon cinnamon to 1/4 cup sugar)

PROCEDURE:

Mix oil, milk, eggs & vanilla with the starter

mix well.

In a separate bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking

soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts. Add to liquid mixture & stir thoroughly. Pour

into 2 large well greased (buttered) 9-by-5-inch loaf pans (or 1 bundt pan) that have been sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon, sugar and flour. Sprinkle

more cinnamon & sugar on top of unbaked loaves (or cake). Bake at 325 1

hour or until tests done.

REQUIRED UTENSILS:

wooden spoon-glass/plastic bowl-loaf pans

Notes.

TIME-CONSUMING: 1 1/2 hours-27 days

DIFFICULTY RATE: Fair

WARNINGS:

This is a fermented bread starter-its supposed to grow-bubble-smell

strong-but NOT supposed to change colors or grow mold-if molds, or fungus grow on it-throw the whole thing out-wash and dry your utinsels well & begin making the starter again.

Making this bread-bringing it to new neighbors & sharing the starter mix is

a great way to make new friends. Make sure they have a copy of the recipes for using, starting and making it.

RECIPE FOR AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD

1 cup starter

2/3 cup oil

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. baking soda

options: 1 cup raisins, choc. chips, nuts, dates,apples, etc.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans; sprinkle with sugar.

(extra sugar besides what the recipe calls for!) In bowl, combine

ingredients. Fold in any options. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for

45-50 minutes. Cool on rack 10 mins. and remove. Cool completely.

AMISH YEAST BUNS

good for pot luck

3 pakages dry yeast

1 cup warm water

2 cups hot milk

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup sugar

6-8 cups flour

1 tablespoon salt

Throw half of flour and the rest into food processor. Mix well and add

more

flour until it forms a soft ball. Knead in machine for 45 seconds. Allow to

rise. Punch down and make into rolls. Allow to rise, again

Bake at 400* for 15 to 20 minutes. Brush with butter while warm.

There was a free pattern for the friendship braclets at dmc.com. just select UK english and go to the free patterns