Amish Friendship Bread

Title:
Amish Friendship Bread

Yield:
24 Servings

Categories:
Cake




Ingredients:




--------------------------FRIENDSHIP
BREAD STARTER--------------------------


     1 c  Flour


     1 c  Milk


   1/4 ts Salt


     1    Friend with starter





-----------------------------------DAY
5-----------------------------------


     1 c  Flour


     1 c  Sugar


     1 c  Milk



-----------------------------------DAY
10-----------------------------------


     1 c  Flour


     1 c  Sugar


     1 c  Milk



-----------------------------------BREAD-----------------------------------


   2/3 c  Oil


     3    Eggs


     1 ts Vanilla


     2 c  Flour


     1 c  Sugar


     1 ts Cinnamon


 1 1/4 ts Baking powder


   1/2 ts Baking soda


   1/2 ts Salt



----------------------------------TOPPING----------------------------------


          Sliced apples; dried or


          -candied fruit; nuts,


          -coconut; etc.





 From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)


 


 Date: Tue, 3 Aug 93 15:26:15 CDT


 FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER: Take flour, milk and salt to visit friend with


 starter. Add each to friends' starter, mixing well. Divide starter in half,


 returning one part to friend, and taking other half home with you.  Place


 your part in your starter bowl. You now have a Friendship Bread Starter.


 


 AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD INSTRUCTIONS: Keep at room temperature. Use a glass


 container. Do not use a metal spoon (use a wooden one). Do not refrigerate.


 Use only plain (non-rising) flour.


 


   Day  1  The day you get your starter, do nothing


 


   Day  2  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  3  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  4  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  5  Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and stir


 


   Day  6  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  7  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  8  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  9  Stir with a wooden spoon


 


   Day  10 Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and stir.


 


 Get three glass containers and put one cup of mixture in each container,


 Give a copy of these instructions and a cup of starter to 3 friends. To


 remaining batch add 2/3 cup oil, 3 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 cups flour, 1 cup


 sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1 and 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda,


 and 1/2 tsp salt. Pour into 2 well greased and sugared loaf pans, or 1


 bundtpan. Top with anything you like such as, sliced apples, dried or


 candied fruit, nuts, coconut, etc. or leave plain Bake at 350 degrees F for


 40 to 50 minutes. (Check after 30 minutes.) COOL 10 MINUTES BEFORE REMOVING


 FROM PAN. Slice and serve.


 


 REC.FOOD.RECIPES ARCHIVES


 


 /CAKES


 


 STARTER TAKES 10 DAYS


 


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