*Falling Temps* Amish Friendship Bread...Starter and Recipe

(my only Fall decor out so far)

Hey Bloggy Friends!!!

Oh the temps have fallen drastically here in Michigan.

I guess I must be getting that nesting feeling cause

last week I rounded up my starter recipe

so I could *brew* me some of my

familys favorite *Amish Friendship Bread*

Thought I'd share it with you all...

we do live close to Amish areas in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana

so I know this recipe has been around since

I moved here.

This is sooooo easy to start...

Recipe for STARTER:

1 Cup Flower

1 Cup Milk

1 Cup Sugar

11/4 tsp Yeast (or packet)

Disolved Yeast in 1/4 Warm Water

Combine all the ingredients.

Mix well using a wooden spoon.

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AMISH BREAD

Your starter mixture is day 1

Day 1-5 Stir Mixture,

Keep it covered with a paper towel

Day 5 add 1 Cup Milk, Sugar and Flour (mix well)

Day 6-10 Stir

Day 10  add 1 cup flour, sugar and milk to mixture.

then...

Divide into 4 containers with 1 cup of mixture in each.

Give to  3 friends and keep one for yourself.

With left over batter add:

2/3 cup oil

3 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1-2 tsp cinammon or to your taste

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

I also add 1 small package of Vanilla Pudding

Spray two loaf pans with oil and then

sprinkle a Cinammon Sugar mixture to the

bottom and side of pan.

Divide into two loaf pans and then sprinkle

top with cinammon sugar.

BAKE 325 for 45-1 hour

Side NOTES from me...

I usually add more cinammon because we like

a stronger flavor.

I also keep 1-2 cups of mixture and then

double or triple my recipe.

This freezes very well.

This is how mine looked and in less than 10 minutes of this

picture being taking 1/3 of it is gone!

I am telling you this is a  VERY yummy bread and

so good for the cooler weather!

It also makes the house smell YUM!!!

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Could resist showing you my lil girl....

She must be in the nesting mode to because

she DOES NOT

fit into this basket...but

sure is trying!

BTW...for you Longerberger Basket fans

this is the PIE Taker!

Let me know if you do this I'd

love to hear from you!

Be Blessed

Lorena