This recipe for Amish friendship bread starter can make a variety of breads and is perfect for sharing with friends
Prep Time
10 days 40 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
120
Ingredients
Instructions
Dissolve yeast in warm water in a small bowl; let stand until foamy
about 10 minutes.
Combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar in a 2-quart container (glass
plastic
or ceramic); mix thoroughly. Stir in 1 cup milk and yeast mixture. Cover the container loosely and leave at room temperature until bubbly. This is day 1 of the 10-day process.
Days 2 through 4: Stir starter with a 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 remaining 1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
and 1 cup milk. Remove 1 cup starter to make your first bread. Give 2 cups starter to friends (1 cup each) along with this recipe and your favorite Amish bread recipe. Store remaining 1 cup starter in a container in the refrigerator or begin the 10-day process over again (beginning with step 2).
From the Editor
Once you have made the starter
you will consider it day 1
so you can ignore step 1 in this recipe and proceed with step 2. You can also freeze the starter in 1 cup measures for later use. Frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using.
Get the recipe for Amish Friendship Bread.
