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This is the starter recipe for Friendship Bread.
Starting from scratch, it takes 27 days before you can bake the bread. From that point on – the starter is ready to bake every 10
days.
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
Ingredients:
2/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
2/3 cup flour
Directions:
Combine ingredients in large, airtight container. Store at room temperature; do not refrigerate. The starter will stay alive up
to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Stir starter with WOODEN SPOON every day for 17 days. On day 18, do nothing.
On days 19, 20, and 21, stir. On day 22 stir with wooden spoon and add: (Blend before adding)
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
On days 23, 24, 25 and 26, stir. On day 27, add:
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
Take out 1 cup three times. Give 1 cup each to 2 friends and keep 1 remaining cup to bake and save 1 cup as starter for your next batch.
Your friends can either make up bread the day they receive the starter or they can join in on the fun.
Storing/freezing Tips: This batter can be frozen for several months if you don’t have time to keep the starter going or you don’t want to bake it right away. I’ve had several batches in my freezer at a time. When I’m in the mood to bake some of this bread, I take a batch out and let it sit on the counter for a day or two until it gets bubbly again. Then I just bake the bread and it still tastes wonderful! You can also restart the starter from the frozen batter if you like. Just take it out and when it gets to room temperature, start the 10 day process.
My experience with the Amish Friendship Bread Starter
When we went on vacation one year, I had just started the Amish Friendship Bread starter a week or so earlier and didn’t want to neglect it. I took it with me to the beach so I could stir it. Talk about dedication. I kept the starter in the hotel room and everyday I would stir it. The maid probably thought it was rather odd, but she never said anything. On the last day of our trip, we spent the day in Savannah. I had the starter in the car all day and it was a little over a 100 degrees. I thought I had killed it, but when I got home, I put it on the counter to finish the process, and it turned out to be just fine.
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