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King Arthur Friendship Bread

List of Ingredients




1 cup Sourdough starter
1 cup Milk
1 cup Sugar
1 cup All-Purpose flour (they prefer the King Arthur brand)
Take a cup of traditional starter and put it in a glass or ceramic bowl. Add the milk, sugar and flour and blend well. Cover with plastic wrap and let it work for at least 24 hours.
Feed the starter you don't use in the cake with equal parts of milk, sugar and flour, enough just for you. Or, in friendship spirit, make enough to divide and share. Let it sit at room temperature for several hours to grow. After it's bubbly and healthy, store it in your refrigerator the way you store you other sourdough starter. If you give some away, remember to feed your starter so you'll always have the two cups you need for the recipe and a cup left over to grow some more.

Friendship Cake

The first time you make a cake with this traditional-turned-friendship starter, it won't be quite as sweet as it will be the second time. You can either add a bit more sugar to the cake batter to compensate or try it as is. Either way, it is an exceptional cake.

2/3 cup Vegetable oil
1 cup Sugar
3 Eggs
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 cups Friendship starter
1-1/2 to 2 cups All-Purpose flour (they prefer the King Arthur brand)
1-1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1-1/2 teaspoons Baking soda
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat until light. Add the starter and beat until smooth. Blend the dry ingredients together and fold into the starter mixture. Pour into a greased Bundt pan and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
Variations:

Just before baking, fold in up to 2 cups of chopped nuts, diced apple or applesauce, raisins or whatever seems appropriate.
For a chocolate version, substitute 1/2 cup cocoa powder for the cinnamon and nutmeg and add any other ingredients at your own discretion. Some possibilities that come to mind are chocolate chips, chopped nuts, minced orange peel and rum or mint extract.


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