Amish Friendship Bread is made from a sourdough starter that is often shared in a manner similar to a chain letter.The starter is a substitute for baking yeast bread and can be used to make many kinds of yeast-based breads, shared with friends, or frozen for future use.
YIELD
16 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
1 hrsREADY
1 hrsIngredients
Directions
Add ingredients to starter except cinnamon sugar.
Grease 2 loaf pans and coat with cinnamon sugar.
Pour batter into pans and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour.
Starter info: Starter in large zip lock bag: One cup of starter.
Day 2 through 5 squeeze bag 2 to 3 times per day (gently knead).
Day 6 add 1 cup each milk, flour and sugar.
Day 7, 8, 9 squeeze bag 2 to 3 times per day.
Day 10 combine in large bowl: the batter, 1 cup each flour, sugar and milk.
Mix with wooden spoon.
Makes 3 1-cup starters plus 2 loaves of bread.
Put each starter in large zip lock bag.
If you don’t want any starter bags for future use or to give away, omit adding ingredients on day 10 and just add ingredients for bread.
I made this bread and ended up throwing most of it away. It was so sickeningly sweet that none of the flavors came through.