chefwannabe
Senior Cook
Amish Friendship Bread
24 Servings
AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER, 1 cup, recipe follows
1 cup sugar
3 whole eggs
2/3 cup oil
1 (4 ounce) vanilla instant pudding
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pecans, chopped
Grease 2 loaf pans or 1 bundt pan; sprinkle lightly with sugar.
Combine 1 cup Starter with sugar, eggs, oil, pudding mix and vanilla
in bowl; mix well. Add mixture of flour, baking powder, baking soda,
salt and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour into prepared
pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until light brown
and loaves test done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to wire
rack to cool completely. May add desired amount and combination of
optional indgredients such as raisins, chopped dates, apples or
candied fruit or mashed bananas.
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
4 Servings
1/2 teaspoon yeast
2 tablespoons warm water
3 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add a pinch of the sugar. Let stand
until yeast begins to foam. Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup flour in
large nonmetallic bowl. Stir in 1 cup milk gradually. Stir in yeast
mixture with wooden spoon. Let stand, loosely covered, at room
temperature. This is Day 1 (or day 10 for those receiving Starter
from a friend). Days 2 thru 4: Stir daily. Day 5: Pour into larger
container if neccessary. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup
milk; mix well. Days 6 thru 9: Stir daily. Day 10: Add 1 cup flour,
1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; mix well. Pour 1 cup mixture into each
of 3 containers. Keep 1 container for yourself (to repeat the cycle)
and give to the other 2 to friends. Be sure to include the
instructions for "feeding" the Starter and the recipe for Amish
Friendship Bread. Prepare bread using remaining Starter.
24 Servings
AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER, 1 cup, recipe follows
1 cup sugar
3 whole eggs
2/3 cup oil
1 (4 ounce) vanilla instant pudding
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup pecans, chopped
Grease 2 loaf pans or 1 bundt pan; sprinkle lightly with sugar.
Combine 1 cup Starter with sugar, eggs, oil, pudding mix and vanilla
in bowl; mix well. Add mixture of flour, baking powder, baking soda,
salt and cinnamon; mix well. Stir in pecans. Pour into prepared
pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until light brown
and loaves test done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove to wire
rack to cool completely. May add desired amount and combination of
optional indgredients such as raisins, chopped dates, apples or
candied fruit or mashed bananas.
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
4 Servings
1/2 teaspoon yeast
2 tablespoons warm water
3 cups sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Add a pinch of the sugar. Let stand
until yeast begins to foam. Combine 1 cup sugar and 1 cup flour in
large nonmetallic bowl. Stir in 1 cup milk gradually. Stir in yeast
mixture with wooden spoon. Let stand, loosely covered, at room
temperature. This is Day 1 (or day 10 for those receiving Starter
from a friend). Days 2 thru 4: Stir daily. Day 5: Pour into larger
container if neccessary. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup
milk; mix well. Days 6 thru 9: Stir daily. Day 10: Add 1 cup flour,
1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; mix well. Pour 1 cup mixture into each
of 3 containers. Keep 1 container for yourself (to repeat the cycle)
and give to the other 2 to friends. Be sure to include the
instructions for "feeding" the Starter and the recipe for Amish
Friendship Bread. Prepare bread using remaining Starter.