Amish Cinnamon Friendship Bread

By sybrmom

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 c. canola oil
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1 c. sugar
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 c. flour
• 1 large box instant vanilla pudding

Preparation

Step 1

Starter
Do not use any type of metal spoons or bowls for mixing. Do not refrigerate. If air builds up in the bag, let it out. It is normal for the batter to rise, bubble, and ferment.

Day 1 - Do nothing, this is the date on your bag
Day 2 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 3 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 4 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 5 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 6 - Add to the bag: 1 c. flour, 1 c. sugar, 1 c. milk
Squish squash the bag
Day 7 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 8 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 9 - Squish squash and mush the bag
Day 10 - BAKE...Mix and divide the starter as follows:

Pour entire contents of the bag into a large non metal bowl and add: 1 1/2 c. sugar, 1 1/2 c. flour, 1 1/2 c. milk. Measure out 4 separate batches of the starter batter, 1 c. each, into 4 separate gallon size ziplock bags. Mark with date, and keep 1, and give 3 away (with instructions).

Now to bake:
Grease 2 large loaf pans, and use 1/2 c. sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon to dust them.

To the remaining batter in the bowl, add the ingredients.

Pour the batter into the pans, and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.

Bake for 1 hour at 325 F. Cool 10 minutes before turning out.

If you give all of your starter away, or otherwise need to start from scratch. You can make your own starter, the recipe is on allrecipes.com.