Saturday, April 5, 2008

Amish Friendship Bread

For those of you who would like to annoy your friends and family. :) Here's a recipe to share.  My mom brought this during her visit and we had a good time trying different flavors.  Gained about 10 lbs too.  :)

Starter
1 pkg active dry yeast
1 c. milk
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar

Note: Do not use metal bowls or Spoons and do not refrigerate procedure to make the starter

Dissolve yeast in small amount of warm water.  Mix all ingredients together in ample size bowl or jar (it will grow) This is day 1 of the recipe, then the next day go to day 2 and so on.

*DAY 1 Receive fermented starter in ziplock bag.  Do nothing! Put bag on counter.
*DAY 2 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 3 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 4 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 5 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 6 Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup of milk.  Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 7 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 8 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 9 Squeeze bag several times.
*DAY 10 In large non-metallic bowl, combine batter with 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar.  Mix with wooden or plastic spoon.  Take four one gallon ziplock bags and pour 1 up of starter in each.  Give these four starters with a copy of instructions to family and friends.

TO THE REMAINING BATTER IN BOWL, ADD:

1 cup vegetable oil                        2 cups flour
1 cup sugar                                   1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla                                 1/2 tsp. salt
2 lg eggs                                        2 sm. box vanilla pudding
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder              1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Grease bunt pan and dust with sugar.  Bake about 1 hr. at 325.

REMEMBER: Do not refrigerate starter! As air builds in the bag, let air out.  It is normal for the batter to thicken, bubble and ferment.

Try different pudding flavors!!  I tried chocolate but added about a bit of cocoa.  I also did Banana but added 1 mashed banana.  Lemon was good too.  Added lemon zest and a lemon glaze to that one.

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