Amazing Amish Friendship Cinnamon Bread Without Starter Food

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD WITHOUT STARTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease two 8½ x 4½-inch loaf pans; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, dry pudding mix, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, sugar, buttermilk and vanilla extract.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients; mix just until combined (do not over-mix).
• Divide the mixture evenly between the two prepared loaf pans.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon topping. Sprinkle over the two loaves.
• Bake at 325°F for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely before slicing and serving.

AMISH CINNAMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease two loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, eggs, and 2 cups of sugar until creamy.
• Add the buttermilk and dry ingredient mixture. Fold in until combined.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ⅔ cup sugar with the cinnamon. Stir to mix.
• Spread ¼ of the batter in the bottom of each loaf pan. Sprinkle ¼ of the sugar mixture over the top of the batter in each pan. Spread the remaining batter over the top of the sugar mixture in each pan and top with remaining sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow the bread to cool in the pan until cool enough to touch, then transfer the loaf to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.

QUICK AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD OR MUFFINS (NO STARTER REQUIRED)

Steps:

• Mix "starter" ingredients together.
• Mix oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla with the "starter".
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, vanilla pudding mix, and nuts.
• Add to liquid mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Pour into two large well-greased 9x5 inch loaf pans, one Bundt pan, or 48 muffin tins.
• Bake at 325F for one hour or until done (muffins will take only 30-35 minutes) and enjoy!

AMAZING AMISH FRIENDSHIP CINNAMON BREAD (WITHOUT STARTER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

AMISH CINNAMON BREAD (FRIENDSHIP BREAD)

Steps:

• Day One: For those making the starter from scratch: combine 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour in a large zip lock bag and mush to mix ingredients. For those receiving the fermented batter in a gallon zip lock bag: Do nothing. Leave it to sit on the counter.
• On days 2-4: Squeeze the bag several times during the day. (If air builds up in the bag, open the zip lock slightly and remove the air). I took mine to work, laid it on my desk, and to relieve stress squeezed the bag several times during the day. Ha ha ha!
• On day 5: add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup self-rising flour to the bag. Squeeze the bag several times during the day.
• On days 6-8: Squeeze the bag several times during the day.(remove air).
• On day 9: Add 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup self-rising flour into the bag. Close zip lock. Squeeze the bag several times during the day.
• Day 10: Pour 1/2 cup "starter" in four (4) separate gallon zip lock bags. These starters replace the milk, flour, and sugar used to start the very first batch from scratch. Give the four bags to friends along with the steps on how to finish making their own starters and bread, or freeze the starters for future use if desired, just be sure that once you take a starter out of the freezer, you let it sit out one day before starting your steps.
• In a large glass bowl add 2 cups self-rising flour, 1 cup of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 cup oil, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 large box (or 2 small boxes) of instant vanilla pudding, 1/2 cup of either raisins, nuts, chocolate chips or fruit (optional) or 1/4 cup of any two of these ingredients; mix well.
• Spray well 2 large loaf pans with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl or cup, mix 1 tsp cinnamon and 2 tbsp sugar. Sprinkle about 1/2 to 2/3 in loaf pans, reserving about 1/3 to 1/2 of the mix.
• Pour batter into pans.
• Sprinkle remaining cinnamon and sugar mix across the tops of the batter.(You may choose to sprinkle the remaining mix after baking the bread).
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
• IMPORTANT NOTES:.
• You may also make small loaves. If you do, bake at the same temperature, but for 25-30 minutes.
• Do not use metal spoon or metal bowl for mixing.
• Do not refrigerate at any time during the process. Keep on the counter.
• If air builds up in the zip lock. Open the zipper slightly and squeeze the air out, being careful not to let any of the batter out. Quickly reseal.
• It is normal for the batter to thicken and bubble during the time it sits on the counter. This is called the fermentation process.
• You may replace the nuts or the raisins with chocolate chips or dried fruit (or fresh, not canned or frozen). Or you can eliminate them and just leave it plain. It's great any way you slice it. ;0).
• Also, the bread will yield more than four serving. If you do the two large loafs, it will yield how ever large a slice you want it to be. So if sliced about the size of a normal slice of bread, one loaf could yield about 16-18 slices. The serving size listed came off the paper I got with the recipe. I'm not sure why they say four servings. Each of four servings would be 1/2 a loaf.

EASY FRIENDSHIP BREAD (AMISH BREAD) STARTER

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in small amount of warm water.
• Mix all ingredients together in a gallon-size ziploc bag. This is day one.
• Day 1 - Do nothing (This is the day you receive your starter, see date on your bag.).
• Day 2 - Mush the bag.
• Day 3 - Mush the bag.
• Day 4 - Mush the bag.
• Day 5 - Mush the bag.
• Day 6 - Add to the bag: 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk - Mush the bag.
• Day 7 - Mush the bag.
• Day 8 - Mush the bag.
• Day 9 - Mush the bag.
• Day 10 - Follow the instructions below:.
• Pour entire contents of the bag into a large non-metal bowl.
• For 4 starters: Add 1-1/2 cups flour, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 1-1/2 cups milk.
• For 1 starter: Add ½ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, ½ milk (Tip: Starter will form lumps - add flour and sugar only and stir until smooth then add milk gradually (it will take a lot of stirring.).
• Label four (or one), one-gallon Ziploc bags with "Day 1" and the date. Fill each of these bags with one cup of the mixture. These are starters for you to pass onto your friends and/or co-workers. If you'd like, you may keep one for yourself. Note: If you keep a starter bag for yourself, you will be baking bread every 10th day. If you don't keep one for yourself, you will have to wait until you receive another starter bag from a friend, as the Amish are the only ones who know how to create a starter. After filling the bags, there will be 1-1/2 cups of batter remaining.
• Preheat the oven to 325'.
• To the remaining batter add 3 eggs, 1-1/2 tsp baking powder, 1 cup oil (or ½ oil & ½ applesauce), ½ tsp baking soda, ½ cup milk, ½ tsp vanilla, 1 cup sugar, 2 cups flour, ½ tsp salt, 1 large box vanilla instant pudding, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 cup raisins (optional), 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
• Note: It is easier to mix if you combine the dry ingredients (except for sugar and pudding) in another bowl then add it slowly to the batter.
• Grease bottom and sides of 2 large loaf pans or spray with Pam. Mix ½ cup sugar and 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Dust the insides of each of the pans with half of the mixture, making sure to cover the bottom and sides well.
• Pour batter evenly into the 2 pans and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture over top of the batter.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour (until toothpick comes out clean.) Cool until the bread loosens from the pan easily. Turn onto serving dish. May be served warm or cold. Enjoy.

AMISH SOURDOUGH CINNAMON BREAD STARTER AND BREAD INSTRUCTIONS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water for about 10 minutes. Stir well.
• In a 2 quart glass or plastic container, combine 1 cup sifted flour and 1 cup sugar.
• Mix thoroughly or the flour will get lumpy when you add the milk.
• Slowly stir in warm milk and dissolved yeast mixture.
• Loosely cover the mixture with a lid or plastic wrap.
• The mixture will get bubbly. Consider this Day 1 of the cycle, or the day you receive the starter.
• For the next 10 days handle starter according to the instructions below for Amish Friendship Bread.
• Day 1: Do nothing: refer to date on bag should be day 10 of mix.
• Day 2: Mush the bag.
• Day 3: Mush the bag.
• Day 4: Mush the bag.
• Day 5: Mush the bag.
• Day 6: Add to the bag- 1 c plain flour, 1 c sugar, 1 c milk, and mush well.
• Day 7: mush the bag.
• Day 8: mush the bag.
• Day 9: Mush the bag.
• Day 10: follow instructions below--.
• Pour the entire contents of the bag into a large metal bowl.
• add 1 1/2 cups plain flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 c milk. mix well.
• lable four ziploc bags with date and Day 1.
• fill each of the four bags with 1 cup of batter. (these are the starter bags to give out to friends). If you don't keep one for yourself you will have to wait until someone gives you a starter batter.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• to your remaining batter you need to add the bread making ingredients.
• grease bottom and sides sides of 2 large loaf pans or spray with pam butter flavor or bakers joy.
• mix pan coating mix and dust the insides of each pan with it coating sides and bottom of each pan well.
• pour batter evenly into the 2 loaf pans and sprinkle any remaining dusting mix on the top of the batter.
• bake approximately 1 hour until toothpick comes out clean. cool until bread loosens from the pan easily. turn onto serving dish or wire rack.

AMISH FRIENDSHIP BREAD AND STARTER

Steps:

• Starter:.
• Dissolve yeast in 1 cup of the warm water. Stir in remaining warm water, flour and sugar, beat until smooth. Place in a glass bowl on the countertop and do not refrigerate. Cover with plastic wrap.
• After the starter has fermented for 10 days, you're ready to begin the next 10 days.
• Make sure you don't miss a day! Mixture might become bubbly, and that's okay.
• Day 1: Begin or receive starter.
• Day 2: Stir.
• Day 3: Stir.
• Day 4: Stir.
• Day 5: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk.
• Day 6: Stir.
• Day 7: Stir.
• Day 8: Do nothing.
• Day 9: Do nothing.
• Day 10: Add 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk.
• Bread:.
• After all 10 days are completed, put 1 cup of the starter in four separate containers.
• Give three to your friends and keep one for yourself to bake with later. You can give the starters in Ziplock bags, but make sure your friends "burp" the bag each day to keep excess air out.
• When you give the starter to them, they're ready to begin the Day 1 instructions immediately.
• Next, when you're ready to bake the bread, add the Bread ingredients to 1 cup of the starter.
• Add and beat the bread ingredients by hand until well blended. If desired, add one cup raisins, nuts or chocolate chips.
• Grease two loaf pans and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
• Variations:.
• If you'd like to try a different recipe, replace the cinnamon and vanilla pudding with one of the following: poppy seeds and lemon pudding, chocolate pudding and mini chocolate chips or banana pudding and chopped walnuts.
• Enjoy!
• Johnski.