Amish Friendship Bread
- For the starter
- 1 cup amish starter or 1 cup sourdough starter
- 3 cups flour (divided)
- 3 cups sugar (divided)
- 3 cups milk (divided)
- For the Last Day of the Starter
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- To Make 2 Loaves of Bread
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup nuts, chopped
- 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 ingredients from "For the Last Day of the Starter" and mix well.
- Mix the ingredients "To Make 2 Loaves of Bread" and add to wet ingredients.
- Mix and pour into two well greased and sugared bread pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/amish-friendship-bread-280068 (may not work)