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Amish friendship bread
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Amish Friendship Bread

Sweetened lightly sweetened with cinnamon and sugar, this bread is moist, flavorful, and a perfect partner for your cup of coffee or tea in the morning.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 2 loaf pans
Author: Four to Cook For

Equipment

  • (2) 5"x7" loaf pans

Ingredients

Starter

  • The bag of dough you were gifted
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated, white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup milk

Bread

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 3 larger eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 7 ounce box vanilla instant pudding
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup walnuts, chopped optional
  • 1 cup raisins

Toppings

  • 1/2 cup granulated, white sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

Create More Starter

  • On Day 10, in a large glass or plastic (that is, non-reactive) bowl, add the ingredients to stretch out the starter (1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cup milk). Mix together with a whisk.
  • Measure out equal portions of about 1 cup each into four to (7) 1 gallon plastic freezer storage bags. The actual number of bags will vary, depending on how active your starter has been, especially if you made it from scratch. For me, there were four portions (I baked the fourth.)
  • Leave your portion in the mixing bowl. Set aside the portions to share.

Make Your Bread

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees, Fahrenheit.
  • Grease two 5x7 loaf pans.
  • Add to the mixing bowl the ingredients listed above for BREAD.

Make Toppings

  • In a smaller bowl, mix together the ingredients listed above for TOPPING.
  • Dust the greased loaf pans with the topping.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the pans and sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar mixture on the top.
  • Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

Instructions for Sharing

  • You have 10 days to let the starter prep. You can give to your friends at any point during this time frame.
  • Day 1: Do nothing
  • Day 2: Mash the bag. Using your hands, massage the bag so that you are mixing the ingredients together.
  • Day 3: Mash the bag.
  • Day 4: Mash the bag.
  • Day 5: Mash the bag.
  • Day 6: Feed the starter. Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar. Mash the bag.
  • Day 7: Mash the bag.
  • Day 8: Mash the bag.
  • Day 9: Mash the bag.
  • Day 10: Make more starter to give to friends and make your bread.
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