Amish Friendship Bread

By kdet

Ingredients

• 1 cup Amish friendship bread starter (see note section below for recipe)
• 2 cups divided flour
• 2 cups divided sugar
• 2 cups milk
• 2/3 cup oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. On the first day of the process, do nothing to the 1 cup of starter dough. Leave it, covered, in a warm place.
2. On days 2, 3 and 4, stir the starter with a wooden spoon ( do not use a metal spoon).

3. On the 5th day, add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of milk and stir.

4. On days 6, 7, 8 and 9, stir only.

5. On day 10, add 1 cup of this mixture into each of 2 containers and give, along with bread recipe, to friends.

6. Keep 1 cup refrigerated until you are ready to start the next batch of bread.

7. You should have 4 cup of starter left to make bread. To that add the oil, 1 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking soda, 2 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.

8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

9. Mix well and pour into greased and sugared loaf pans (whatever size and shape you wish).

10. Bake 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees F.

11. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans.

Notes

Makes 2 large loaves or 4 small loaves