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Amish Friendship Yeast Starter

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Amish Friendship Yeast Starter recipe

 

Yield

48 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

0 min

Ready

12 days
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Day one
2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups water
warm
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1 package yeast, active dry
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Day five
1 cup milk
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 cup sugar
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Day nine
1 cup milk
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 cup sugar
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Day one
473 ml all-purpose flour
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473 ml water
warm
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1 package yeast, active dry
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Day five
237 ml milk
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237 ml all-purpose flour
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237 ml sugar
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Day nine
237 ml milk
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237 ml all-purpose flour
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237 ml sugar
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Directions

DAY ONE: In a glass or ceramic bowl, mix 2 cups flour, warm water and yeast together thoroughly. Leave on the kitchen counter uncovered; don't refrigerate it. (You may have received 1 cup of the starter from a friend. If so, and you wish to keep the starter going, continue with the following directions.

DAYS 2, 3 and 4: Stir well with wooden spoon.

DAY FIVE: Stir and add 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar.

DAYS 6, 7 and 8: Stir well with wooden spoon.

DAY NINE: Stir and add 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar; stir well.

DAYS 10 and 11: Stir well with wooden spoon.

DAY TWELVE: Ladle 1 cup starter into each of 4 containers and refrigerate. Use one cup to make one of the Friendship bread or cake recipes, keep one to use another time, and give two others to your friends. Don't forget to include all the recipes (including this one) when giving the starter to friends.

You are ready to begin baking---at last! If you do not bake on this day, but want to have the starter handy, add 1 teaspoon granulated sugar and refrigerate the mixture; the sugar will feed the yeast and keep it alive. Date the jars and every 10 days remove the starter from the refrigerator, transfer it to a bowl and feed it the usual combination of 1 cup each of milk, flour, and sugar. Leave it outside the refrigerator uncovered for 2 days, then either bake it or divide it among friends, and always save some for yourself. (The starter can be discarded, or it can be divided and frozen; thaw before using.)

Note: if the starter turns pink, throw it out and start over. Also, use the same kind of flour and milk when adding the ingredients to the starter.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 39g (1.4 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 9084% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 9%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 58mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 67g 67%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Sugars g
Protein 35g
Vitamin A 5% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 17% Iron 34%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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