Amish Friendship Bread Starter Recipe | Amish Recipes
How to prepare "amish friendship bread starter"
amish friendship bread starter
always use a wooden spoon for stirring the starter. never use a metal spoon.
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees f)
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 cups granulated sugar, divided
3 cups warm milk (110 degrees f), divided
day 1
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 at room temperature until bubbly.
days 2 through 4
stir starter with a wooden spoon.
day 5
stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk.
days 6 through 9
stir starter with a spoon.
day 10
stir in 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. remove 1 or 2 cups to make your first bread, give three cups to friends along with the recipe. store the remaining starter in a container in the refrigerator and begin the 10 day process over again.
you can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.
yields 6 cups starter.
