Amish Friendship Bread and Starter Recipe - Food.com (2024)

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"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"

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Ready In:
1hr 10mins

Ingredients:
17
Yields:

16-18 squares

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ingredients

  • Starter

  • 3 cups sugar, divided
  • 3 cups milk, divided
  • 3 cups flour, divided

  • Bread

  • 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

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directions

  • Place ONE cup each sugar, milk, and flour in large glass or plastic bowl.
  • Cover lightly with plastic wrap and set on your counter at room temperature. Stir with a wooden spoon everyday for 17 days.
  • On day 18 do nothing.
  • On days 19, 20, and 21, stir.
  • On day 22, add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, and 1 cup flour, and stir again.
  • On days 23, 24, 25, and 26 stir.
  • On day 27, add 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar and stir.
  • It's now ready to use to make the bread.
  • 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.
  • AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD: Mix oil, eggs, and vanilla with the starter mix.
  • In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts.
  • Add to liquid mixture and stir thoroughly.
  • 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.
  • Sprinkle more cinnamon and sugar on the tops of the unbaked loaves (or cake). Bake at 325F for one hour or until done.

Questions & Replies

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  1. I had a starter years ago that I added fruit to in a gallon glass jar do you have that recipe

    Samantha M.

  2. How long does the starter keep on the counter or in the refrigerator?

    Carol L.

  4. I have just finished making the amish friendship bread starter and am ready to give some away and make a cake. What do I add or do to the cup that is left that I want to keep going? Do I start back on day one? How much do you add?

    lorrainekouwenberg

  5. To start this bread do we place the 3 cups all together? Or do you start from the first direction? Also in the bread directions it calls for 1/2 cup of milk but then when you read it, it doesnt say to put the milk in?

    Amanda S.

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Reviews

  1. I use applesauce instead of the oil and it is not only delicious, but less fattening.

    Tawni Willis

  2. Thanks so much for posting this recipe. It was the exact recipe I was looking for! I also bake it in a 9X13 pan and then it isn't so thick and doesn't take as long to cook. You can also freeze the starters for up to a month!

    See Also
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    brc23

  3. My niece gave me the starter, so I didn't need to do that part. We all loved the bread!! It is so moist and had such a unique flavor. It freezes really well too if you want to use your extra starter to make more loaves instead of passing it on. (After a while you'll run out of friends to give it to...trust me!! LOL!) We love the vanilla pudding, cinnamon version but I can't wait to try some other variations. BTW, if someone gives you starter you should start at Day 18 in these instructions and go from there.

    Marg (CaymanDesigns)

  4. Took about 70 minutes to bake.

    Susan Scannapieco

  5. I substituted a large box of chocolate pudding in place of the vanilla and added 1 cup of mini chocolate morsels. Nobody could leave it alone!! YUMMY!!

    tricia ann

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Tweaks

  1. I substituted a large box of chocolate pudding in place of the vanilla and added 1 cup of mini chocolate morsels. Nobody could leave it alone!! YUMMY!!

    tricia ann

  2. very yummy. very moist.I didn't stir everyday but i dont think it made any difference. i used melted butter and melted shortening with a few teaspoons of water instead of oil, used spoiled 1/2 and 1/2 instead of the milk and ran out of flour at 1 and 2/3c. so i used 1/3 cup of soy flour.even with all the changes i dont think it made any difference. will make it again. very good.

    smsme_syd

  3. I use applesauce instead of the oil and it is not only delicious, but less fattening.

    Tawni Willis

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