Bread Recipes

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

grams63 — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:12:32 GMT

Hi, Would it be possible for you to send me your receipe for your bread, and how you make different kinds? I love making my own bread, but I can't find a decent receipe that works. I'm not a good baker. I got a multi grain bread receipe, with different kinds of seeds, and its great, except my loaves aren't very big, and my husband only like white bread, and thats not easy to get one that rises. I do have a bread machine, also I made the one by hand.

Any tips and your bread receipe, would so gratefully received.

Thank you, sheila MB, Canada

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

hmarshak — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:20:40 GMT

If anyone needs to make a start, here is a good recipe

Amish Bread

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

S_Elrod — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:39:10 GMT

Thanks Newsahm_PA! This is just what I was looking for! I do have a few questions though... My recipe now (which makes 4 starters) calls to add ingredients on the 6th day to feed the starter;flour, sugar, milk. Do I need to do this with the way you suggested? Or, do I only add ingredients on the 10th day? Thanks for all of your advice!

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

caden — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:16:46 GMT

Hello; I just read this email and I'm on the 5th day of the process I kept 1 cup and froze it from the last batch so now day 6 I will add 1/4 cup each milk, sugar, flour and on day 10 I'll repeat the same and that should give me much less batches to give away or deal with. I always keep 1 cup to freeze. Good luck!

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

Newsahm_PA — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:37:37 GMT

I bake this bread alot. When I make a batch, I use all the starter except one cup for another batch in 10 days. I measure each batch I am going to mix up and it comes out to about 2 to 2 1/2 cups of starter each. I usually get 2 batches to mix up using this method.

Clearer: I dump my starter into a bowl on day 10. I add my 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk and mix. I take out 1 cup and put it into a baggie (this is day one for the next batch, or freeze it, the day you take it out is day one). The remaining batter in my bowl I divide into 2 equal batches (it doesn't have to be exact). I now have 2 batches of bread to mix and play with.

I make all different kinds. Apple, craisin, pecan, banana, zucchini, chocolate chip (my family's favorite), orange craisin, I have even made chocolate using instant chocolate pudding instead of vanilla in my recipe. I also make loaves, bundt cake, snack cake, muffins or mini muffins out of the mix.

This is great to take to picnics or reunions because no one likes to bake in the hot weather and I freeze between 3-4 batches this time of year before it gets hot. No one can tell it was frozen! I have kept it in the deep freeze for 6-9 months.

I line my pans with foil and spray lightly instead of sugaring. I sprinkle the top with sugar or a few of the ingredients. When done I lift out by the foil and they are already half wrapped for the freezer. I mark the bottom of the foil with a sharpie with the date and kind of bread then wrap in plastic and put in a ziploc bag.

Hope this helps for next time!

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

S_Elrod — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:14:45 GMT

Thanks for replying! I have heard about freezing starters and thats what i've done with 3 of the 4 from tonight. I guess I will just use one of the starters to bake my bread and not divide any more out. When I use my last starter from the ones from tonight then i'll divide it out again. If anyone knows a better way, please let me know! Thanks again :)

Re: Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

benchsitterNE — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:50:22 GMT

I don't know the answer to your question, but you can freeze the starter. would that help you out?

Another Amish Friendship Bread Question!

S_Elrod — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:30:07 GMT

Its day 10 and time to bake my bread. I am tired of adding ingredients on the 10th day and dividing out 4 starters. I've already shared a starter with just about everyone. Is there a way I can just have enough to bake the bread and have 1 starter for myself instead of 4? How often would I feed the starter? How much flour, sugar, and milk would I add? Thanks!