Friendship Bread

Please note:

If air gets into bag, let it out. It is normal for the batter to rise and ferment.

Day 1: Do nothing (this is the day you receive the batter, the bag is dated)

Day 2: Mash the bag

Day 3: Mash the bag

Day 4: Mash the bag

Day 5: Mash the bag

Day 6: Add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of milk to bag, and Mash

Day 7: Mash the bag

Day 8: Mash the bag

Day 9: Mash the bag

Day 10: Pour the entire contents of the bag into a bowl.

Add 1-1/2 cups of each: flour, sugar, milk and mix well.

Measure our 4 separate, 1-cup portions of batter into 4 zip lock (gallon) bags. Keep a starter bag for yourself and give 3 bags away to friends with a copy of the recipe. (if you keep one bag for yourself, you will be baking this bread every 10 days) If you give away all your starter bag you will have to go online and try to make a new one. Should this recipe not be passed on to a friend on the 1st day, be certain to tell them which day it is when given to them.

Baking Directions:

Preheat Oven to 325 degrees F.

To the leftover batter in the bowl, Add:

Vanilla Version

3 eggs

1 cup oil OR (1/2c. oil & 4oz. Applesauce)(1/2c. oil & 1/2c. sourcream)(1/2c. shorting & 1/2c. sourcream)

1 cup sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1-1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 cup flour

1 large box vanilla instant pudding (or two small boxes) if using non instant just add 1/2 cup of Milk

Grease 2 loaf pans, pour batter evenly into the pans and top with additional mixture of 1/4 cup sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon.

Muffins work really good too, just spray the pan well (avoid muffin cups as they seem to stick bad)

Bake for 1 hour (to a toothpick test to make sure it’s done) let cool 10 minutes, turn onto serving dish.

Have fun there are lots of different version to try search the web for Amish Friendship Bread for great ideas!