Amish Friendship Bread

Starter:

1 pkg. Yeast

1 C. Sugar

1 C. Milk

1 C. Flour

Dissolve yeast in small amount of warm water. Mix all ingredients together and put in a zip lock bag. (this is day one)

Day 1: do nothing

Day 2-5: Mush the bag

Day 6: Add 1 cup each –flour, sugar and milk. Mush the bag

Day 7-9: Mush the bag

Day 10: in a large non-metallic bowl, combine batter with 1 ½ cups Milk, 1 ½ cups flour and 1 ½ cups sugar. Mix with wooden or plastic spoon. Take four one gallon zip lock bags pour 1 cup of starter in each. (these are for friends and family, don’t forget the instructions)

To the remaining batter in bowl add:

3 Eggs

2 C. Flour

1 C. Oil

½ tsp. Vanilla

½ C. Milk

2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 C. Sugar

1 ½ tsp. Baking Powder

½ tsp. Salt

½ tsp. Baking Soda

1 Large pkg. Pudding mix, any flavor

Nuts, chopped

In a separate bowl mix 1 tsp. cinnamon and 3 tbsp. sugar, sprinkle into well greased bread pans. Pour batter into pan. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until done. Remember: DO NOT REFRIGERATE STARTER! As air builds in the bag, let air out. If is normal for the batter to thicken, bubble and ferment.