Friendship bread recipe/directions, Please!!

[ilovediznee]

I need the starter and directions for Friendship bread. I was given a starter a few years ago and let it go bad. Just got a loaf from someone last week but she doesn't have the starter.

If anyone can help, please email me.

Thanks - Diane

 

[Meriweather]

Amish Friendship Bread Starter

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water
3 cups all-purpose flour divided
3 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups milk
Directions
In a small bowl dissolve yeast in water. Let stand 10 minutes. In a 2 quart container, (glass ceramic or plastic only), 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. Consider this DAY ONE of the 10 day cycle.
On DAY 2-4 stir starter with a spoon. On DAY 5 stir in one cup of flour, 1 cup sugar and one cup milk. DAYS 6-9 stir only.
On DAY 10 stir in one cup flour, one cup sugar and one cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe and the following AMISH FRIENSHIP BREAD recipe. Store the remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator, or begin the 10 day process over again (beginning with step 2).

Amish Freindship Bread

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread starter (See recipe above).
2/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 (9x5 inch) loaf pans.
In a large bowl, combine the Amish Bread Starter with oil, eggs, flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, salt, baking soda, baking powder and vanilla extract.
Mix well and pour into greased loaf pans.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes.
ENJOY

 

[ilovediznee]

Thank you so much! I will copy and paste it into Word so I can use it for gifts.

Thanks - Dianedisney
Lexington, SC

 

[Beanie]

I love it when someone gives me this bread, it is the best tasting!! Yum!

 

[Meriweather]

There is a friendship cake also....just in case anyone is interested:

FRIENDSHIP CAKE initial STARTER RECIPE

Day One through day 14
1 cup cubed pineapple (drained)
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons brandy
Combine in a glass gallon jar. Let set it set for two weeks. Cover loosely with aluminum foil with a wooden spoon inserted through the foil to stir daily-DO NOT REMOVE FOIL OR SPOON!
Be sure to stir daily.
Day 15
Add 1 cup marachino cherries including the juice
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons brandy.

Let set two more weeks, stirring daily.
On day 30
Strain the fruit from the juice using a plastic strainer. (DO NOT USE A METAL STRAINER.) The resulting "juice" is the "starter" for your Amish Friendship Cake.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE secondary STARTER
First we prepare another starter from the starter above.
1-1/2 cups starter (prepared above)
1 large can sliced peaches (with juice)
2-1/2 cups sugar

Put peaches & juice in a gallon jar. Stir once a day for 10 days:
On the 10th day, add
2- 1/2 cups sugar
1 large can pineapple chunks & juice ( 1 lb - 4oz can).
Stir for ten days
on the 20th Day, add
2 -1/2 cups sugar
1 - 10 ounce jar Marachino cherries & juice
1 large can fruit cocktail & juice. (14-1/2 oz to 15 oz can)
Stir daily for ten days
on the 30th Day
Drain liquid from fruit. Divide the juice into 5-6 jars each containing 1-1/2 cups of juice. Give to friends and keep one for yourself. You friends can now start with the starter you have given them and make the 30-day cake directly.
Divide fruit in thirds. You can freeze 2/3 of the fruit to use later.
Note: When putting fruit or juice in jars, leave jars on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE!! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT, set it on top of jar - loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!

Finally - THE AMISH FRIENDSHIP CAKE
Cake 1 yellow cake mix (without pudding in it)
2/3 cup oil
4 eggs
1/3 of the fruit (prepared with the starter above)
1- cup nuts - chopped
1 box vanilla instant pudding.

Mix all ingredients together and bake in a greased Bundt pan at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until done.

Important Note: Do not use a metal strainer when straining the fruit.
When adding fruit and juice to the jar, leave it on the counter & DO NOT REFRIGERATE!! DO NOT PUT LID ON TIGHT , set it on top loosely! DO NOT PUT JUICE IN THE REFRIGERATOR!