Friendship Bread Recipe
This is one of my all time favorite bread recipes, and I love to make and pass it out around the holidays. There is nothing better than getting a bread starter as a fun gift and nurturing it into a delicious treat for friends and family. Does this bring you back to your childhood like it does me? I finally found the bread starter recipe and I can't wait to share it with you! It is essential to having a starter on hand in order to get the train rolling from person to person. A little starter can go a long way....
Friendship Bread Starter Recipe:
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 (0.25 ounce) package of active dry yeast
1/4 cup of warm water (110 degrees F/ 45 degrees Celsius)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup of white sugar
1 cup of milk
Instructions
1. In a small bowl (non metal) dissolve yeast in the warm water. Let is bubble for at least 10 minutes.
2. In a 2 quart glass, plastic or ceramic bowl combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of flour and whisk thoroughly.
3. Slowly stir in 1 cup of milk and the yeast mixture into the 2 quart bowl.
4. Cover the bowl loosely with plastic wrap, and let it sit at room temperature until is starts bubbling. This is technically going to be day 1 of the 10 day cycle.
5. Once bubbly, transfer the starter into a gallon size baggie and seal.
TIPS:
* Once you receive the bread starter in a gallon size baggie, do not refrigerate! It is good for the batter to rise bubble, and ferment.
* Don't use a metal
*If air gets in your baggie, gently let it out.
HOW TO
Day 1: This is the day you receive the starter. Do nothing!
Day 2: Mash the bag
Day 3: Mash the bag
Day 4: Mash the bag
Day 5: Mash the bag
Day 6: In a bowl mix 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup milk and then add to your baggie. Mash the bag.
Day 7: Mash the bag
Day 8: Mash the bag
Day 9: Mash the bag
Day 10: Combine in a large bowl: batter, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of flour, and 1 cup of sugar. Stir and put 1 cup of starter in 4 gallon size baggies. Keep one for yourself and give the recipe along with the starter to three friends.
To the remaining batter in the bowl, combine the following ingredients:
1 cup of oil
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup of milk
5.1 oz. box of instant pudding, any flavor (not sugar free)
2 cups of flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix 1 tsp. of cinnamon and 1/2 cup of sugar. Spray 2 smaller bread pans with cooking spray. Sprinkle the pans with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Pour batter into the pans. Bake at 325 degrees for 45-60 minutes.
Enjoy!
xoxo Lauren Nicole
