Email to becky sims      

Recipe Categories: becky's HOME PAGEAPPETIZERS BakeSale BARS BBQ Beef beef BEVERAGES BREAD BreadMachine BREAKFAST BROTH CAKESandPIES CakesPiesMuffinsCupcakes Camping CANDY CASSEROLES CastIronCooking Chili COOKIES CookingwithCandyBars CookingwithKids CookingwithSoup CopyCat CountryKnowledge CountryWordMeanings CROCKPOT DeepFry Dehydrate Dessert-Frozen DESSERTS Diabetic DIABETIC Dips DRESSINGS DRYRUBS ETHNIC FathersDay FISHandSEAFOOD ForCodyKatelyn FourthofJuly FROSTINGS FRUIT Fruit gamedaysnacks GiftsinaJar Glaze GRAVIES GRILLING GROUNDBEEF Halloween HASHBROWNS HelpfulHints HillbillyCookin HillbillySayingsStories Holiday ICECREAM Leftovers LowFat LOWFAT MARINADES MEATS MemorialDayGrilling MICROWAVE Miscellaneous MothersDay OLDFASHION OldFashionRemedies OldTimeCooking OldWives39Tales OneDishRecipes PASTA PIZZA PORK POTATOES POULTRY PRESSURECOOKER Puddings PUNCH QuickandEasy recipecircuschef39srecipes RICE Rotisserie SALADandDRESSING SALADS SANDWICHES SAUCES Seasoning SIDEDISH SIDE_DISH SNACKS SopsandMops SOUPSandSTEWS Spices SpreadsSyrup Top10of2007 Top10of2008 Top10of2009 Top10recipesof2011 TopTenPecanDesserts Turkey Valentine39sDay VEGETABLES WILDGAME

Amish Friendship Bread




Source of Recipe


www

Starter ingredients:
1 cup flour, 1 cup warm water, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 pkg (2 1/2 tsps.) yeast.

Use only plastic bowls with wooden or plastic spoons. Do NOT refregerate; leave out on counter top.
Day 1: Do nothing.
Days 2, 3, 4 & 5: mash bag 2 times a day. This will form air inside bag do NOT release it.
Day 6: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Mash together.
Days 7, 8 & 9: mash and let air out of bag 2 times a day.
Day 10: Pour & squeese contents into big bowl. Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup milk. Stir & pour (4) 1 cup starters into large ziploc bags.
This is day 1 for those bags, mark the date on the bag with a permanent marker. Give these bags & a copy of recipe to 4 friends. Or keep one for yourself.
You will have a bit of starter left in the bowl. Add the following to it & mix well.
1 cup veg. oil, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs, 1 tsp. vanilla
In a separate bowl, mix well then add to above mixture:
2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tsps. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1 large box instant vanilla pudding & 1 cup chopped pecans.
Spray pans with cooking spray (2 regular or 4 small loaf pans), & sprinkle with a mixture of 2 tsps. cinnamon & 4 tsps. sugar to coat the bottom & sides. Divide batter between pans & sprinkle with more cinnamon/sugar. Bake at 325 degrees F. as follows:
4 loaves = 35 minutes; 2 loaves = 45 minutes; muffins = 25 minutes. You can use different puddings or flavorings if you wish.

This is very yummy!!! ENJOY!