ISO Amish Friendship bread variations...

I have the amish friendship bread starter, and have made the cinnamon bread recipe that goes with it, which is delicious, but does anyone have other recipes you can make with this starter? Thanks!

I usually use lemon pudding and poppy seeds but have also used vanilla pudding with poppy seeds using almond extract - both are VERY good!  Kathy

Chocolate pudding, chocolate chips.  Dust the baking pans with cocoa powder and sugar, mixed.

I would like to start one of these does anyone have the recipe? Thanks

On my sheet with the directions, it says only the amish know how to make the starters, I don't know if thats true or not!

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER

Always use a wooden spoon for stirring the starter. Never use a metal spoon.

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups granulated sugar, divided
3 cups warm milk (110 degrees F), divided

Day 1
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes.

In a 2 quart container glass, plastic or ceramic container, combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. Mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. Slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly.

Days 2 through 4
Stir starter with a wooden spoon.

Day 5
Stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk.

Days 6 through 9
Stir starter with a spoon.

Day 10
Stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 or 2 cups to make your first bread, give three cups to friends along with the recipe. Store the remaining starter in a container in the refrigerator and begin the 10 day process over again.

You can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.

Amish Banana Bread

1/3 c. oil

1/3 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 c. flour

3/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 c. Amish starter

2 bananas

1/2 c. chopped nuts

Beat all ingredients until smooth. Pour into greased & sugared loaf pan. Bake about 45 min. at 350.

Amish Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

1/4 c. oil  

1 tsp. vanilla 

1/4 c. applesauce  

1/4 c. milk 

1/2 c. Amish starter   

1 egg 

1 pkg. instant lemon pudding 

1 T. poppy seeds   

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

 1/4 tsp. salt   

1/4 tsp. baking soda 

3/4 tsp. baking powder 

1/2 c. sugar    

1 c. flour  

Beat all ingredients until smooth.  Pour into greased loaf pan lined with wax paper.  Bake about 45 min. at 350.  

Now that the recipe for the starter has been posted, would one of you ladies please post the cinnamon bread recipe along with any others that you may have. Thank you. latinrose

I've made the first 2 recipes that I posted and they are both very good.  However,I have not tried the following recipes, but have a collection of recipes made with this starter.  Is there anything in particular you would like?

Jenita

Oops!  Just noticed that the last 2 don't use the starter!  Sorry about that. I only have one more using the starter, so here it is:

Thank you, Jenita, for the recipes. I especially like the pumpkin bread one - sounds very good. I will have to try that one after I get my starter going. Thanks again. latinrose 

My recipe for the cinnamon bread is:

1 C. oil (or 1/2 c. oil and 1/2 c. applesauce

1/2 C. milk

1 C. sugar

1 T. cinnamon

1/2 t. vanilla

1-1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t.salt

2 C. flour

1 large box instant pudding

1 C. starter

Mix alltogether in a non metal bowl. Grease 2 large loaf pans, dust with sugar & cinnamon. Pour the batter evenly into pans and sprinkle with more cinnamon & sugar mixture. ( Variation: I wanted more of a coffee cake type so for the topping I mixed  about 1/2 C. flour, 1/3 C. brown sugar, 2 t. cinnamon, and 1/8 C. oil to make a crumb topping and devided it among the 2 loaves, it was delicious!) Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Cool until bread loosens from pan (about 10 min.) Turn unto serving plate.

Jenita_MO , I am interested in trying your lemon poppy seed bread.  Is the lemon pudding the small size or larger size package?

Thanks!

sallychai

The lemon poppyseed bread uses the small size pudding.  It is very good.  Hope you enjoy it.

Jenita