Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe
- 1 x (.25 oz) package active dry yeast
- 1/4 c. hot water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 3 c. all-purpose flour, divided
- 3 c. white sugar, divided
- 3 c. lowfat milk
- Make something special to share with a friend!
- This delicious starter can make a variety of breads.
- Don't use metal containers or possibly utensils.
- 1.
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water.
- Let stand 10 min.
- In a 2 qt container glass, plastic or possibly ceramic container, combine 1 c. flour and 1 c. sugar.
- Mix thoroughly or possibly flour will lump when lowfat milk is added.
- Slowly stir in 1 c. lowfat milk and dissolved yeast mix.
- Pour into a zip lock type of bag and let stand at room temperature till bubbly.
- Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle.
- 2.
- On days 2 thru 4; knead the bag very well.
- Day 5; fold in 1 c. flour, 1 c. sugar and 1 c. lowfat milk by kneading the bag.
- Days 6 thru 9; knead the bag only, Don't mix anything into the mix.
- 3.
- Day 10; knead in 1 c. flour, 1 c. sugar and 1 c. lowfat milk.
- Remove 1 c. to make your first bread and put into a large bowl, give 2 (one c. in each small baggie) c. to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish Bread recipe.
- Store the remaining 1 c. starter in a large bag in the refrigerator, or possibly begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).
- Note:Once you have made the starter, you will consider it Day One, and thus ignore step 1 in this recipe and proceed with step 2.
- You can also freeze this starter in 1 c. measures for later use.
- Frzn starter will take at least 3 hrs at room temperature to thaw before using.
active dry yeast, hot water, allpurpose flour, white sugar, milk
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/amish-friendship-bread-starter-64878 (may not work)