Amish Friendship Bread

Amish Friendship Bread

You have received starter batter of Amish Friendship Bread! Place in an out of the way counter or area in your kitchen. Do not refrigerate. If air gets in the bag, let it out. It is normal if the batter rises, bubbles, and ferments, just let the air out of the bag. Also, do not use any type of metal spoon for mixing or measuring! Here is a brief count down on what to do with the bag for the first 10 days you have it.

Date Day Instructions
1 Do nothing.
2 Mush and burp the bag.
3 Mush and burp the bag.
4 Mush and burp the bag.
5 Mush and burp the bag.
6 Add to the bag:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk

Mush and burp the bag.
7 Mush and burp the bag.
8 Mush and burp the bag.
9 Mush and burp the bag.
10 Mix and divide the starter (see below).

1) Preheat your oven to 325◦F.
2) Pour the contents of the bag into a non-metal bowl, adding the following ingredients and mix well.

• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cup milk

3) Measure four separate batters of 1 cup each into separate gallon ziplock bags. Keep one for yourself (if you plan on continuing the cycle) and give the other three away with a copy of this recipe.
4) To the remaining mixture in the bowl (a little over 1 cup), add the following and mix well.

• 1 cup oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

5) In a separate bowl, make a dry mix by combining the following ingredients and mixing well.

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 (5.2 oz) box of instant vanilla pudding mix (can use chocolate instead)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup nuts or raisins (optional)

6) Add dry mix to wet batter, mixing well.
7) Make a sugar mix by mixing the following and dividing in half.

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

8) Grease two large loaf pans and dust with half of the sugar mix.
9) Pour batter evenly into two pans.
10) Sprinkle remaining sugar mix on top of each loaf.
11) Bake for 1 hour.
12) Cool until bread loosens from the pan evenly (about 10 minutes). Turn onto serving dish or cooling rack.
13) Serve warm or cold.

Notes about passing: If the bread should not be passed on by the 10th day, keep it yourself and make the batter. If you keep a starter bag for yourself, you will be baking every 10 days. This bread is very good and makes a great gift. I have been told that only the Amish know how to make the "starter" so if you give them all away, you will have to wait until someone gives you back a starter.