Friendship Bread Recipe

1 cup milk

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

Place in a Freezer Zip Lock bag works well.

Day #1: Mush together and let stand.

Day #2: Do nothing.

Day #3: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #4: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #5: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #6: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #7: Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Seal bag,

letting out as much air as possible. Mix well.

Day #8: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #9: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #10: Mush bag thoroughly two times during the day, release pressure.

Day #11: Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. Seal bag,

letting out as much air as possible. Mix well.

Do not refrigerate at any point! You will be tempted, but don’t do it. By

Day #11, the starter is ready to use and also to pass on to your friends.

Measure out four one-cup of starter into Ziploc bag. Give a bag and a copy

of a recipe to a friend. I keep a cup of the starter for myself, and just

start the process over again using that cup of starter. As you are a good

friend, you will also give your friend a loaf of bread, right?

How about a collection of recipes for this! I will start with the most

outstanding in my book!

Amish Cinnamon Bread

To about one-half coup of starter, add 1 cup oil, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs, 1

teaspoon vanilla. Mix ingredients well. Mix together the following dry

ingredients and then add to your bowl: 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1-1/2

teaspoon baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2

teaspoon baking soda, 1 large box or 2 small boxes instant pudding mix

(vanilla works best), 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) and 1 cup raisins

(optional). I use 2 cups chopped pecans when making this cake for a bake

sale.

Spray two loaf pans with cooking spray (or four small pans). Sprinkle pan

generously with cinnamon and sugar. Don’t forget the inside walls of the

pans! Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until knife comes out clean. You

may use a bundt pan or muffin pan, and the baking times will then vary.