Amish Friendship Bread and Starter

By msweeney

Many recipes have been posted for the Amish bread, but none have included the starter, so I thought I'd send this along. Happy baking! Amish Friendship Bread and Starter

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar, divided
• 3 cups milk, divided
• 3 cups flour, divided
• 1 cup oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon, combined with
• 1/2 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1 Place ONE cup each sugar, milk, and flour in large glass or plastic bowl. 2 Cover lightly with plastic wrap and set on your counter at room temperature. Stir with a wooden spoon everyday for 17 days. 3 On day 18 do nothing. 4 On days 19, 20, and 21, stir. 5 On day 22, add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, and 1 cup flour, and stir again. 6 On days 23, 24, 25, and 26 stir. 7 On day 27, add 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar and stir. 8 It's now ready to use to make the bread. 9 Give away two cups of the starter to two friends, use one to make the bread, and keep one to keep the starter going. When you give away a cup of the starter, give these directions for keeping it going: Do not refrigerate; Do not use metal spoon or metal bowl; Do not cover tightly, cover loosely with plastic wrap. 10 AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD: Mix oil, eggs, and vanilla with the starter mix. 11 In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts. 12 Add to liquid mixture and stir thoroughly. 13 Pour into two large well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, or one Bundt pan, that have been sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and flour. 14 Sprinkle more cinnamon and sugar on the tops of the unbaked loaves (or cake). Bake at 325F for one hour or until done.