Amish Friendship Bread with Starter

Amish Friendship Bread with Starter

Create an Amish Friendship Bread Starter with your preschooler as part of your Friendship & Kindness theme activities or anytime!
This recipe is super easy to follow and your preschooler will love sharing their creation with family and friends. 

Materials & Ingredient List

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Starter -                                              

• 1 pack active dry yeast
• ¼ cup warm water:
• 1 cup flour                                            
• 1 cup milk

Bread -

• 1 cup of starter above                          
• 3 eggs                                                    
• 1 cup vegetable oil                               
• ½ cup milk                                              
• 1 cup sugar                                           
• ½ teaspoon vanilla                              
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1 package instant vanilla pudding
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup raisins

 

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Starter Directions

 Instructions to make your starter
Day 1:

1. ​Dissolve yeast in water, let stand 10 minutes)
2. In a glass bowl whisk flour and slowly pour in milk and then yeast mixture.
3. Place in Ziplock bag and keep at room temperature
4. Add 1 cup sugar
5. Days: 2 – 5: mash the bag
   Day 6: add 1 cup each flour, sugar, milk and mash to combine
   Days 7 – 9: mash the bag
   Day 10: Pour mixture into glass bowl and stir in ½ cup each flour, sugar, and milk
   Stir with a wooden spoon
   Divide into 1 cup portions as starters to give away to friends and family

Bread Directions

Preheat oven to 325
Prepare 2 loaf pans with nonstick spray and a dusting of cinnamon and sugar

Mix all ingredients until well combined and divide evenly between the 2 pans.

Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar mix.

Bake 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean and top of golden brown.

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