Amish Friendship Bread 1965

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar

Friendship Bread Ingredients

Batter

• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Topping

• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oat (5 minutes)
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions

1. 1

   Preparing starter; Day 1-- In a glass bowl add the first three ingredients, flour water and yeast.

2. 2

   Mix thoroughly.

3. 3

   Leave on counter uncovered-- do not refrigerate.

4. 4

   Day 2 3, and 4-- just stir real well each day with wooden spoon.

5. 5

   Day 5-- stir in and add 1 cup milk 1 cup flour, and one cup sugar.

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   this is called feeding the starter.

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   Day 6-- 7-- 8-- just stir well with wooden spoon.

8. 8

   Day 9-- stir well adding again 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar.

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   Day 10-- 11-- just stir well.

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    Day 12-- ladle out one cup of starter into glass jars with lids-- should have four one cup jars.

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    Keep one jar and make a bread now.

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    Give the other two jars to friends to make a bread also.

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    THE FOURTH JAR keep for another time to use-- for yourself, replenishing as a starter.

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    To this fourth jar for yourself Add 1 teaspoon sugar and the REFRIGERATE>> The sugar added here will keep it alive and feed the yeast.

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    Date the jar.

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    Every 10 days, Remove the starer and transfer it to a bowl.

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    Now feed it the regular combination of 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour, stirring well.

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    LEAVE on counter uncovered for 2 days, then either bake it or give it away again keeping some for yourself.

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    Making your cinnamon bread; Combine all the topping ingredients and set aside.

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    Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

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    In a large bowl beat together 1 cup starter eggs, and vegetable oil.

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    Add all the remaining ingredients and mix.

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    Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan.

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    Sprinkle with half the topping ingredeints.

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    Cover with the remaining batter.

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    Sprinkle all the remaining topping mixture over.

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    Bake 35 minutes-- to 40 minutes, until golden and tester comes away just a crumbs or two clinging.