An Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe; The Story and Step by Step Instructions

Amish Friendship Bread has a story. First, make a starter, follow our instructions and then make our delicious Amish bread recipe in 10 days.

In the past, the Amish mothers used to pass on the starter dough to their daughters on their weddings, so that they could, in turn, pass the starter dough to their daughters. Thus the starter would be passed from one generation to the next. Unfortunately, this tradition has almost died out except in some very remote Amish enclaves.

This is an Amish Friendship Bread Starter and recipe that has existed in an Amish family for generations. The starter is a substitute for baking yeast and can be used to make many kinds of yeast-based breads and shared with friends.

Making the Amish Friendship Bread Starter

The Amish friendship bread starter is from an era when people made time to produce good food and maintained good frienships. It was during the time when people spent time making soap ,candles and perfoming other traditional skills, but still had time to make bread over 10 days. A time when modern technology didn't exist that was invented to save us time, but we spend so much time using it that we don't have any spare time!

So step back into time for simple living and make Amish bread and rekindle relationships. The bread recipe usually produces five cups of bread starter, which must be either used to bake bread, given away, or used to start a new cycle. A common suggestion is to bake one loaf of bread, give away three cups of starter, and to save the remaining cupfor the next cycle.

The starter will last for years if fed every 10 days, and it will last for years this way, improving its flavour as it gets older. However, any starter that turns orange or pink in color and develop an unpleasant odor should be discarded.

For those of you how don't know how to make bread, this page is for you.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD STARTER RECIPE

This Amish Friendship Bread Starter is made over 10 days. Share it with 3 of their friends, so that they can share it in turn with others. Take the time to make good bread and good friends!

5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

1 1/4 oz instant yeast

2 cups warm water

2 cups milk

Day 1: Take 3 1/2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon of sugar and mix with the yeast in a large bowl. Slowly add the water. Beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and leave in a warm, draught-free place for 24 hours.

On Days 2, 3, and 4: Gently stir the starter about 10 times each day.

Day 5: Add 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk to the starter. Sit through and wrap with plastic wrap again. Return to a warm, draught-free place.

Days 6, 7, 8 & 9: Gently stir the starter about 10 times each day.

Add the remaining 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk to the starter.

The starter should be creamy in consistency and pourable, like a rather thick batter.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD RECIPE

1 cup starter

2/3 cup sunflower oil

3 eggs

2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

dash of nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup raisins & nuts (optional)

Combine ingredients in a bowl. Pour batter mixture into 2 greased, 8 inch loaf tins. Bake at 180°C for 1 hour, or until dry.

We hope you will try out Amish Bread starter recipe and use it to try the Amish Friendship Bread recipe. Don't forget to share this starter and Amish Bread recipe with your friends and family.

For those interested learning more about the quaint Amish way of life see this article, as well on Amish funerals.

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