I am trying to start an Amish Friendship Bread batch to spread to my friends. I am looking for a STARTER recipe. I have looked on the internet and several different versions have come up. I am just wondering if anyone has one that they could recommend.

TIA!

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I found it on Allrecipes.

1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups white sugar, divided
3 cups milk

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DIRECTIONS:
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 until bubbly. Consider this day 1 of the 10 day cycle. Leave loosely covered at room temperature.
On days 2 thru 4; stir starter with a spoon. Day 5; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Days 6 thru 9; stir only.
Day 10; stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup to make your first bread, give 2 cups to friends along with this recipe, and your favorite Amish 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).

Yeah I have that one too....the problem is there are 3 of them that I have found...all different. They all call for the same amount of water and different amounts of flour, or different amounts of milk, and the same amount of flour, etc...

I was just wondering if anyone had one they had tried. Thanks for your help though Melissa!

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This is the complete recipe- start to finish. I like it cause I can freeze the batter at different stages so that we don't get sick of it and then I can also save it for gifts etc....

Hope you like it.


Amish Friendship BreadDo not use metal bowls or metal spoons in your starter.
It takes 10 days to have your starter ready to share with friends ~
so start today!
1 pk dry yeast
1/3 cup warm water
1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup warm milk
Day One of getting things started from scratch:
In a small bowl, soften the yeast in warm (but not hot!) water for 10 minutes. Stir well. In a 2- quart bowl, combine flour and sugar. Mix thoroughly or the flour will lump when the milk is added. Slowly stir in warm milk and softened yeast mixture. Cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly. Refrigerate.
Days 2,3, and 4: Remove from refrigerator and stir mixture thoroughly.
Day 5: Mix together 1 cup each flour and sugar in a small bowl; slowly mix in 1 cup of milk. Stir this "starter food" into your starter mixture. Place bowl back in refrigerator.
Day 6, 7, 8, and 9: Remove starter mixture from refrigerator and stir thoroughly. (Remember to use a wooden spoon, not a metal one!)
Day 10: Repeat Day 5 to "feed" the mixture again.
Now, you can do one of 4 things:

1. Return the starter to the refrigerator. OR

2. Remove some for baking, and return the rest to the refrigerator. (Continue the ten-day cycle, feeding as above). OR

3. Measure out amounts of one cup in heavy-duty gallon-size freezer bags to give to friends (along with directions from my page here: Instructions for Amish Friendship Bread to go with bag of starter). OR

4. Freeze 1-cup measures of your starter in heavy duty gallon-size freezer bags. Allow three hours to thaw out at room temperature before using.
Tip: Do not allow your recipe Amish friendship bread starter mixture to drop below one cup. For more starter, feed it more often.
For less starter, cut the starter food ingredients in half for one of the feedings.
Recipe for AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD
(Print this portion out, and pass it on with your starter bags
as you hand them out to friends.)
Important: Do NOT use metal spoons or metal bowls.
Do NOT refrigerate the starter bags.
DAY 1: This is the day you receive your starter bag. The bag will have about 1 cup of the starter mixture inside. You don't have to do anything!
DAY 2: Mush the bag for 1 minute and set aside. Don't refrigerate.
DAYS 3, 4, 5: Exactly as Day 2.
DAY 6: Add to the bag, 1 cup each all-purpose flour, sugar and milk. Mush inside the bag until smooth. Set aside; don't refrigerate.
DAY 7: Let the air out of the bag; reseal it and mush, mush, mush.
DAYS 8 & 9: Exactly as Day 7.
DAY 10: Now, you're ready to make starter bags to pass on, plus bake your own AMISH FRIENDSHIP LOAVES!

Follow these instructions: Preheat your oven to 325.
Empty your bag into a glazed ceramic or glass mixing bowl. Stir well with a wooden spoon. Pour 1 cup of the starter into each of 4 large ziplock bags. These are the starter bags you'll give to friends along with this recipe.
To your bowl, add these: 1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs, beaten slightly
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat these ingredients together with a wooden spoon.
In a separate bowl, add: 2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 large box french vanilla instant pudding
Blend these dry ingredients together lightly with a fork.
Now, all all the dry ingredients to the first bowl and mix together thoroughly.
Pour your AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD batter into two (2) well-greased loaf pans which you've coated with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon (to taste).
Sprinkle any leftover cinnamon sugar mixture on the top of the batter, and bake the loaves in a 325 degree oven for 65 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool in the pans for no more than 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool more thoroughly.
But I know you won't be able to wait -- you've already waited 10 days! So, using a serrated-edge bread knife, cut carefully into the warm bread and enjoy!

Thanks! Just what I was looking for and more!!!

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I just got a starter from my neighbor. She also brought me a few slices of the bread she made with it. It's the same recipe that Jared&Maggie'smom posted. But you can substitute the vanilla pudding for chocolate. The chocolate is really good. My daughters loved it. The recipes also says you can use banana pudding too. I can't wait to make my bread on Wednesday. Then I will have 4 new starters. I will give 3 away and keep 1 for myself. That way I can make us bread every 10 days.

I've used cheesecake and butterscotch puddings as well.

They all sound way yummy...the recipe I had before didn't have ANY pudding in it so I am anxious to try all these versions.

Thanks again!

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