Amish Friendship Bread 1965

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
• 2 cups whole milk
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats (5 minutes)
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preparing starter; day 1-- in a glass bowl add the first three ingredients, flour water and yeast.
• 2 mix thoroughly.
• 3 leave on counter uncovered-- do not refrigerate.
• 4 day 2 3, and 4-- just stir real well each day with wooden spoon.
• 5 day 5-- stir in and add 1 cup milk 1 cup flour, and one cup sugar.
• 6 this is called feeding the starter.
• 7 day 6-- 7-- 8-- just stir well with wooden spoon.
• 8 day 9-- stir well adding again 1 cup milk, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup sugar.
• 9 day 10-- 11-- just stir well.
• 10 day 12-- ladle out one cup of starter into glass jars with lids-- should have four one cup jars.
• 11 keep one jar and make a bread now.
• 12 give the other two jars to friends to make a bread also.
• 13 the fourth jar keep for another time to use-- for yourself, replenishing as a starter.
• 14 to this fourth jar for yourself add 1 teaspoon sugar and the refrigerate>> the sugar added here will keep it alive and feed the yeast.
• 15 date the jar.
• 16 every 10 days, remove the starer and transfer it to a bowl.
• 17 now feed it the regular combination of 1 cup milk, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup flour, stirring well.
• 18 leave on counter uncovered for 2 days, then either bake it or give it away again keeping some for yourself.
• 19 making your cinnamon bread; combine all the topping ingredients and set aside.
• 20 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 21 in a large bowl beat together 1 cup starter eggs, and vegetable oil.
• 22 add all the remaining ingredients and mix.
• 23 pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan.
• 24 sprinkle with half the topping ingredeints.
• 25 cover with the remaining batter.
• 26 sprinkle all the remaining topping mixture over.
• 27 bake 35 minutes-- to 40 minutes, until golden and tester comes away just a crumbs or two clinging.