How Do You Make Amish Friendship Bread (Starter) And Sweet Bread?
Amish Friendship Bread Starter is a sourdough starter that is shared with friends. A number of different recipes can be made with the starter, but the Amish Cinnamon Bread is the most common. Here’s the recipe for the starter and the Cinnamon bread which is actually a sweet bread. How to make the starter: Soften active dry yeast with 1/4 cup of warm water for about 10 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon, not metal. In a non-metal bowl, combine the 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of sugar. Slowly add the 1 cup of warm milk and the dissolved yeast. Cover loosely and let stand. Mixture will become bubbly. This is considered Day 1 of the recipe. On Day 2 for convenience, pour the batter into a gallon zip lock bag. Mash the batter in the bag. Days 3-5 continue to mash the bag once a day. If air pressure fills the bag, let it out. Day 6: Add 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar, and 1 cup of milk. Mash the bag. Days 7-9: Mash the bag. Day 10: Pour the entire contents of the bag into a Non-Metal bowl-do not
