How to Make Amish Friendship Bread

Instructions

• 1

  You don’t have to do much on the first day. Take 1 cup of starter dough and leave it there. Do not forget to cover it well and put it in a nice warm place.
• 2

  On the second day, take out the starter, uncover it and use a wooden spoon to stir the dough. Keep this in mind that you can’t use a metal spoon here so instead rely on a wooden spoon. Repeat the procedure on the day 3rd and 4th as well.
• 3

  On the 5th day, you need to do a little more than just stirring. Take a cup of flour, 1 cup of sugar and a cup of milk. Add the three ingredients together and gradually stir them.
• 4

  On the day 6th, you don’t have to do anything else and just stir the mixture once a day. Repeat the procedure on the 7th, 8th and 9th day as well.
• 5

  On the 10th day, you need to add 1 cup of this mixture in two separate containers. Keep the other cup well refrigerated if you are not ready to start the next batch of bread.
• 6

  In order to bake the bread, you need to have 4 cup of starter left with you. Carefully add oil to that and don’t forget to add 1 cup sugar and eggs to it. After that, add vanilla and baking soda and stir the mixture. At the end, add 2 cup of flour and baking powder to it. You can also choose to add cinnamon and salt according to your taste.
• 7

  Now, heat up the oven to 350 degrees F. Mix the bread mixture properly and add it to loaf pans that are greased and sugared up well.
• 8

  Bake it for about 50 minutes in the oven. Turn off the oven and wait for 10 minutes before you remove the pans.