So I kept the bag on the counter and followed the directions to the letter. I squeezed, I added ingredients, I let out air... and I didn't let the yeasty smell deter me. Nor was I put off by Pat's questions about the "goo," or my mom asking me why I had a "bag of slime" on my counter.
Well, let's just say (again) that if I didn't already adore Brooke, I sure would now. This bread is just so obnoxiously delicious that I am tempted to not give away my new three bags and keep them all to myself!!
(PS - Brooke is FAMOUS!)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Combine the ingredients in a large deep glass or plastic pitcher and cover tightly. Store at room temperature and stir every day with a wooden spoon for 17 days.
On day 18 do nothing.
On days 19, 20 and 21 stir.
On day 22, stir and add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir again.
On days 23, 24, 25 and 26 stir.
On day 27 add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Stir. You will now have 4 cups of starter.
Give three friends 1 cup each of the starter, with the below instructions, and keep one for yourself to bake your bread!
Amish Friendship Bread
Helpful Hints: Do NOT refrigerate the mixture! Do not use metal spoons or bowls for mixing. If the bag puffs with air, let it out.
Day 1 - receive the start
Day 2-4 - squeeze the bag
Day 5 - add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk to the bag; squeeze to mix
Day 6-9 - squeeze the bag
Day 10 - baking day! Squeeze the bag, the pour the batter into a glass bowl. To the batter add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk and mix with a wooden spoon. Fill three gallon sized Ziploc bags with 1 cup batter each and give the bags to three friends with a copy of this recipe.
To the remaining batter in the bowl, add the following:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 large box instant vanilla pudding
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 325. Grease two loaf pans and coat the pans with cinnamon sugar. Divide the batter between the loaf pans and top with more cinnamon sugar. Bake for 1 hour. Cool loaves in pans for 10 minutes before removing.
Yay! There's no one else I would have wanted to share such awesomely good bread with :)
ReplyDeleteThis stuff is great! My aunt had some on her counter that I swear was the color of coffee grounds she'd used it so many times. We call it "herman" :)
ReplyDeleteYou can freeze the starter too! When you want to use it again, just bring it out, let it thaw and bubble and then start back in on the cycle wherever you left off! I freeze mine right after I add ingredients and let it bubble.
ReplyDeleteYou can also add shredded apples right before baking it and then serve it for breakfast. Yum.