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Title: Amish Friendship Bread
Categories: Bread
Yield: 2 Loaves
| 1 | c | Starter |
| 4 | c | All-purpose flour, divided |
| 3 | c | Sugar, divided |
| 2 1/2 | c | Milk, divided |
| 1 | c | Vegetable oil |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | c | Chopped nuts |
| 2 | ts | Sinnamon |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1 | pk | Lg. instant vanilla pudding |
| Solid shortening | ||
| Cinnamon sugar |
DO NOT USE A METAL SPOON, METAL BOWL OR METAL PAN! DO NOT REFRIGERATE!
Day 1 - Do nothing Day 2 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 3 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 4 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 5 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 6 - Add 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; stir with : wooden spoon Day 7 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 8 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 9 - Stir starter with wooden spoon Day 10 - Add 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk; stir with : wooden spoon
Pour into three 1-cup containers. Keep one for yourself and give the other two to friends with a copy of this recipe.
TO BAKE BREAD:
Pour the remainder of the starter into a large glass or plastic bowl. Add 1 cup oil, 1/2 cup milk, 3 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix thoroughly with wooden spoon.
In a separate glass or plastic bowl, mix together 2 cups plain flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup chopped nuts, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1 large box instant vanilla pudding.
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix thoroughly by hand. Do not use electric mixer.
Pour into 2 large or 4 small loaf pans, which have been well greased (with solid shortening) and generously sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. Sprinkle extra cinnamon sugar on top. Bake at 325* for about 1 hour for large pans or about 40 minutes for small pans.
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